Political Quotes

“While we await for Senator Schumer, I want to mention just a few examples of what we are talking about here with drug prices--a woman named Paula. Paula has been prescribed a treatment for her multiple sclerosis. It costs over $5,000 a month. She has been getting copay assistance from a grant but does not know how she is going to afford it and whether she is going to be able to afford her lifesaving medication. Julie, another example, is covered under her husband's employer plan. She currently has to pay a $500 copay for a drug that she needs--the same drug that was once offered in a generic form for $50, a fraction of the new cost. The generic drug has been discontinued, creating an impossible choice between paying $500 or not filling her prescription. Because of the high cost, she goes without this drug. Diane--Diane has an EpiPen for bee stings and is unhappy with the high cost. She says: Now that I am retired, it is horrific how I have to buy them in a pack of two, and they cost more than before. The prices have just skyrocketed. Every year I throw away something that is so expensive that I cannot use. It is way overpriced. Angie, from Savage, MN, is a mother, a wife, and a teacher. In May of 2018, she was admitted to a hospital, where MRI scans showed brain lesions. She was eventually discharged from the hospital and was instructed to follow up with a neurologist. She received a multiple sclerosis diagnosis.…”