Wednesday, March 8 - Affordable Prescription Drugs Witness Slip / Tell Walgreens to Protect Access to Abortion Care
Action You Can Take Today
Action 1: DUE TODAY by 4 p.m. - Sign a witness slip ban price gouging of generic drugs (proponent)
Action 2: Tell Walgreens leaders they must restore women’s right to access abortion medication
Action 1: URGENT - Witness Slip for Affordable Prescription Drugs
Big Pharma points to research and development costs as the reason why prescription drug costs are so high. After their patents expire and exclusivity periods end, drug costs are supposed to decrease. But in practice, even costs for generic and off-patent drugs are skyrocketing, drugs for which research and development costs have already been recouped.
A federal study by the Government Accountability Office looked at 1,441 generic drugs. It found that more than 300 had seen prices at least double between 2010 and 2015. These absurd price increases can mean the difference between an individual being able to access lifesaving medication or not.
The Illinois Generic Drug Pricing Fairness Act (HB 3957) will protect Illinois consumers by defining price-gouging thresholds and empowering the Illinois Attorney General to investigate excessive price increases.
HB 3957 is heading to the House Prescription Drug Affordability and Accessibility Committee TODAY. Sign a witness slip in support before 4 p.m.!
How to fill out a witness slip:
Name, Address, City, State, Zip: Complete (no dots or abbreviations)
Firm/Business: "none" or "self"
Title: "self"
Email and phone: Complete these lines
Representation: "self"
Position: Select "PROPONENT" to support HB 3957
Testimony: Check "RECORD OF APPEARANCE"
CAPTCHA: Fill out
ILGA Terms of Agreement: Check box to agree
Action via Citizen Action Illinois
Action 2: Tell Walgreens to Protect Access to Abortion Care
It’s easy to tell Walgreens leaders they must restore women’s right to access abortion medication in all 50 states. Write to Lisa Badgley Senior Vice President, Operations; Tracey Brown President of Walgreens Retail and Chief Customer Officer; and Rick Gates Senior Vice President, Pharmacy and Healthcare.
Use this form and tell them: as long as they deny women access to abortion pills, you'll deny them your patronage.
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