From Faith in Healthcare (https://faithinhealthcare.org): We’re going to get drug prices so far lower than they are now, your head will spin” That’s what Trump promised working families back at the start of his presidency. Instead of ensuring affordable health … Continued
From Social Security Works (http://www.socialsecurityworks.org/): Across the country, the American people had one unified message for their elected representatives in Washington, DC: lower drug prices now. We are proud that Social Security Works is a founding member of a new … Continued
From Faith in Healthcare (https://faithinhealthcare.org): In this week’s article by our editor, also published in National Catholic Reporter, we bypass the abstractions of data and policy proposals to tell the story of the U.S. healthcare crisis from the perspective of … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Health Access Network (http://www.pahealthaccess.org): We’re excited to announce our 11th annual health conference: A New Path Forward: Moving Toward Fairer, More Equitable Healthcare in Pennsylvania this October 28th in Harrisburg. I hope you’ll join us to learn about … Continued
From Faith in Healthcare (https://faithinhealthcare.org): A new Kaiser Family Foundation poll shows that nearly one in three U.S. adults report not taking their medicines as prescribed at some point in the past year because of the cost, and a whopping 86% of … Continued
Why do Americans pay more for essential, lifesaving medications than anyone else on Earth? Because of the pharmaceutical industry’s seemingly infinite greed and sell-outs in Congress who are beholden to its corrupting political contributions. Several allies have joined to support … Continued
Posted at http://www.commondreams.org/news/2017/02/21/medicare-all-only-way-trump-keep-healthcare-promises Published on Tuesday, February 21, 2017 by Common Dreams Plans put forth by House Speaker Paul Ryan and HHS Secretary Tom Price are ‘unlikely’ to fulfill President Donald Trump’s campaign promises—’but single payer could’ By Deirdre Fulton, … Continued
From Social Security Works (http://www.socialsecurityworks.org/): We have the power to rein in big pharma’s greed without relying on the do-nothing Republicans in Congress. Last month, Mylan – the maker of EpiPen – offered fake price concessions in response to public … Continued