Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/drugmakers-350 “Why? Because they can. Big Pharma does not care about us.” BRETT WILKINS Dec 30, 2022 Global pharmaceutical giants plan to hike U.S. prices for hundreds of drugs next month in anticipation of the Biden administration’s Inflation … Continued
From Social Security Works (http://www.socialsecurityworks.org/): Big Pharma corporations are killing Americans by charging outrageous prices for prescription drugs. We know why: these companies have spent a fortune on lobbyists to get the U.S. government to protect their profits. Enough is … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): Thanks to you, this week the U.S. House and Senate passed a spending bill, which ends flat Trump-era spending and invests in our communities and our future. That bill now goes to President … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/09/30/eye-popping-rip-americans-pay-nearly-double-rest-world-combined-top-meds “Drug corporations clearly are taking advantage… and abusing their monopoly privileges—and everyone in the U.S. is paying for it.” BRETT WILKINS September 30, 2021 As public health advocates fumed over efforts by right-wing congressional Democrats to water down prescription drug … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): We are so pleased that President Biden laid out his vision for lowering prescription drug prices in his Build Back Better Agenda. [1] But in order for this plan to pass, we’re going to need a … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/11/27/why-are-drug-prices-rising-so-much-pharma-exec-admits-no-other-rationale-profit Published on Wednesday, November 27, 2019 by Common Dreams “The industry executive said the quiet part out loud,” said one outside expert in response. “Price-gouging is central to the industry business model.” By Andrea Germanos, staff writer … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/01/10/confronting-pharma-greed-literally-killing-people-sanders-and-khanna-unveil-bills Published on Thursday, January 10, 2019 by Common Dreams “How many people need to die, how many people need to get unnecessarily sicker before Congress is prepared to take on the greed of the prescription drug industry?” … Continued
From People of Faith for Access to Medicines (https://pfamrx.org/): People of Faith for Access to Medicines was honored to present at a November Capitol Hill interfaith event, “Lifting Vulnerable Communities: Ensuring Access to Medicines in Trade Agreements and US Policy” A … Continued