TAKE ACTION at https://org2.salsalabs.com/o/5415/p/dia/action4/common/public/?action_KEY=27285: Tell your U.S. representative to support the Senate-passed Inflation Reduction Act when the House votes THIS FRIDAY! Last weekend, the United States Senate passed the Inflation Reduction Act, historic legislation that will lower healthcare costs for millions, … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/08/03/moderna-revenue-shows-pandemic-has-been-lucrative-smash-and-grab-big-pharma “In the Covid-19 pandemic, world leaders have allowed pharmaceutical companies to place extraordinary profits ahead of saving lives,” lamented one campaigner BRETT WILKINS August 3, 2022 As Moderna reported higher-than-expected revenue driven entirely by sales of its publicly … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): The Senate is expected to vote this week on a tax and investment plan that taxes large profitable corporations, reins in Big Pharma’s price gouging, lowers carbon emissions, and provides billions of dollars … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): “South Carolina, where I live, has refused to expand Medicaid coverage and I volunteer in my church’s outreach program. Our clients need medical care and can’t afford it. There is very little help for them. If … Continued
From Social Security Works (http://www.socialsecurityworks.org/): Democrats are on the verge of lowering prescription drug prices. But Republicans are working hand in hand with Big Pharma to try to block the bill and keep drug prices high. Republicans are bragging about … Continued
From the National Council of Churches (http://www.ncccusa.org): The Senate will consider a bill this week to expand Medicaid protection to close the health insurance coverage gap in states that have not used funds available to ensure their residents have access … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Health Access Network (http://www.pahealthaccess.org): Across PA, people are struggling to find doctors, specialists, mental or behavioral healthcare. They are calling through directories, being placed on waiting lists for months, and driving hours to appointments. If you’ve experienced … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Health Access Network (http://www.pahealthaccess.org): Have you ever… …waited for months to see a doctor or specialist for a medical problem? …been unable to find a doctor, dentist, mental, or behavioral health professional who takes your insurance? …driven … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/07/20/big-pharma-has-raised-drug-prices-1186-times-year-analysis-shows “We must put an end to drug corporations’ unfettered ability to dictate prices at the expense of patients.” JAKE JOHNSON July 20, 2022 The U.S. pharmaceutical industry exercised its virtually unlimited pricing power to hike costs for patients … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/07/19/excluding-insulin-drug-price-reform-slap-face-advocates-say Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer should “do everything in his power” to immediately reinsert insulin price negotiation and a $35 monthly cap on out-of-pocket insulin costs into Democrats’ emerging reconciliation bill, said one expert. KENNY STANCIL July … Continued