This is what we mean when we say our health care system is corrupt:
According to CNBC, the pharmaceutical industry’s largest lobbying group is suing the Biden administration over Medicare's ability to slash prices for certain drugs under the Inflation Reduction Act.1
Rather than negotiate prices on just 10 drugs, which would save taxpayers and seniors billions of dollars, PhRMA is instead spending its resources on a legal battle in order to preserve its profits.
For decades, insurance and pharma behemoths have bled working families dry in the endless pursuit of profit. And they maintain that system by bankrolling elected officials’ campaigns with hundreds of millions of dollars every election cycle.
That's why we launched the Patients Over Profits campaign to call on our elected officials and candidates to reject contributions over $200 from executives, lobbyists, and PACs affiliated with the hospital, insurance, and pharma industries.
So far, over 100 elected officials and candidates have signed our Patients Over Profits pledge, and now we're building toward our next 100 signers! If you'd like to get involved in our Patients Over Profits campaign, sign up here to learn more.
Elected officials and candidates across the country have signed our pledge thanks to our incredible volunteers who did outreach, research, and community building to grow this campaign. This pledge is driven by everyday people in their communities speaking out, and it adds up to make a huge impact.
Getting corporate health care money out of politics is key to passing Medicare for All, and there's a role for everyone in this fight. Will you sign our interest form now to learn about how you can get involved in the campaign?
In solidarity,
Alex Newell Taylor
Organizer
Nurses’ Campaign to Win Medicare for All
1 - CNBC