Real Stories, Real People
Patient Testimonies
Patients deserve to be able to breathe.
My name is Vivica Jasson and I am a resident of Waianae, Hawaii. I deal with asthma on a daily basis and I have struggled to find an effective medication. When I didn’t have insurance to pay for my prescribed asthma medicine, Advair Diskus, I was in trouble and not breathing well. It was and […]
Patient Testimonies
We had to empty my retirement fund.
My name is Judy and I am from St. John, Indiana. I am in my early 60s and I work in the medical field. In 2007 I was diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL/SLL) and was put on the recommended treatment called FCR, the R being a medication called Rituxan. My insurance company denied Rituxan […]
Patient Testimonies
My name is Larry Weinstein and I am from Murfreesboro, Tennessee. I am passionate about advocating for causes that impact people’s health care, specifically for more affordable medication. I have diabetes and require various types of insulin, including Tresiba and Victoza. Each goes for over $200 per month and I simply can’t afford that. My […]
Patient Testimonies
Patients are slipping through the cracks.
My name is Margaret and I’m from Minnesota. When I was 19 years old, I was diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease. Because I was on my parents’ insurance, I had no clue how to navigate insurance coverage for my care and medications. For a number of years, the price of my drugs never crossed my mind. […]
Patient Testimonies
It has been a long journey for me.
My name is Luz Lopez and I am a resident of Phoenix, Arizona. High drug prices have become a huge issue for me as I face multiple health issues –– and I know countless other Arizonans face similar health care problems. I have suffered from fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome since 2001. Living with chronic […]
Patient Testimonies
Meet March Price Fighting Hero Meg Jackson-Drage
Meg Jackson-Drage is a 50-year-old living in Magna, Utah with her husband and family. She was diagnosed with fibromyalgia and lives with neuropathic pain, both of which require costly medication. Meg was most recently prescribed Pfizer’s blockbuster drug, Lyrica, to treat the pain and symptoms of fibromyalgia. But when Meg found out it would cost […]
Patient Testimonies
Meet March Price Fighting Hero Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh
Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh is a price fighting hero thanks to his relentless commitment in the fight to lower drug prices. In 2017, Maryland enacted a new law targeting generic drug makers and the “price gouging” of consumers. The law prohibited “unconscionable” price increases for generic drugs and gave the Maryland attorney general the […]
Patient Testimonies
Meet February Price Fighting Hero Bob Fowler
Bob Fowler is a college professor from North Ridgeville, Ohio who lives with the blood cancer multiple myeloma. Three years after his diagnosis in 2006, he was put on Celgene’s medication, Revlimid. He was shocked to learn that one 28-day cycle of Revlimid costs his insurance company $13,600 for a total of $177,000 per year […]