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Opinion: Coloradans should pay fair prices for prescription drugs

Colorado Sun

Feb 21, 2021
Pills spilling out of bottle
Drugs don’t work if people cannot afford them.  No one should be forced to fill a prescription they need instead of paying their rent or putting food on the table.  But, that is increasingly happening in the U.S. because we let brand-name manufacturers charge whatever they want for their products.  Even prior to the pandemic, nearly one in three Coloradans reported skipping doses, cutting pills, or not filling a prescription they need because they cannot afford the cost of the drug. And yet, Americans pay 60% to 85% more than people in other countries do for the same drugs. Co-authors Lisa Bero, PhD, Mark Levine, MD and colleagues write in this opinion column, "Colorado legislators have the opportunity to lead the way to rein in drug costs, and we strongly encourage them to take it."  Read article>>

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