If you would like the presidential debate this Sunday to cover the topic of personal drug importation, then vote here. It’s already known that both Clinton and Trump support expressly legalizing personal drug importation – but it would be better to hear them talk about it before tens of millions of people!
The Campaign for Personal Prescription Importation, PharmacyChecker.com, RxRights, Prescription Justice, and TodaysSeniorsNetwork came together in a joint effort to nudge the candidates to address the issue of importation during the debate. Our coalition is asking Americans to vote to include the following question in the debate: “What would you do to ensure access to affordable medications through importation?” We are also encouraging consumers to pipe up on social media and get their stories out there to Anderson Cooper and Martha Raddatz, the debate’s moderators.
For more information on this advocacy effort, see the news release.
We absolutely must do something to reduce the cost of many brand name maintenance pharmaceuticals in the United States. Even for those covered by employer based plans, the premiums for non HDHPs are rising to insane levels and forcing participants to HDHPs that do not have RX coverage until the deductible has been met. Allowing the pharma industry to charge $350 a month for on prescription for an asthmatic, for instance, to take a needed drug is criminal. Not taking action to lower these costs is eroding the American standard of living and real wages for millions.
Matt – Thanks for sharing that. I agree.