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05
Apr
2022

Who Bears The Burden

In 2020, healthcare spending in the United States increased by about 10% to $11,945 per person. The increase widened an already huge gap that too many of our legislators fail to include in their justifications of medical costs: the discrepancy in healthcare costs in the U.S. versus other high income countries.

19
Jan
2022

Insulin: From Pennies to Paychecks

The per unit price of insulin is 900% higher in the U.S. than in Canada. Unlike in other countries, the price of insulin has increased astronomically.

14
Jun
2021

Medicare Drug Price Negotiations and Importation in the Spotlight

Medicare drug price negotiations and drug importation have been the two big elephants in the room as public policies to finally bring drug prices down and in line with other high-income countries.

09
May
2021

Republican Voters Support Medicare Drug Price Negotiations, Too

The talk of the drug price town is H.R. 3. To be or not to be, that is the question. We say yes. Prescription Justice strongly supports H.R. 3, the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2021.

07
May
2021

Prescription Baby Formula Nearly Bankrupted My Family

In honor of my daughter’s first birthday later this month, I’m going to take the month off from reporting on Republican action on drug prices to share why prescription drug price reform matters to my family.