Situation Analysis
The escalating price of prescription drugs has sparked a crisis of affordability. One-in-four Americans are not able to afford the price of their medications. Across the country, patients are forced to make heart-wrenching decisions about whether or not to pay for groceries or for their prescription drugs.
Meanwhile, Big Pharma continues to hike prices at astronomical rates despite banking record profits. A recent report found that, over the last six months, prices increased on 3,443 drugs - at a pace four times faster than the rate of inflation.
With mounting public pressure to tackle this crisis, leaders in...