[ [link removed] ]Tell Democrats: Fight for a progressive plan to crack down on Big
Pharma

Petition to the House Ways & Means, Education & Labor and Energy &
Commerce Committees:
"Fight for the most progressive plan to crack down on predatory Big
Pharma. At the very least, any proposal to negotiate drug prices must
include more than 25 drugs per year with no ceiling on the total number
and policies to address high prices at initial launch."

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Dear John,

[ [link removed] ]Tell Democrats: Fight
for a progressive plan to
crack down on Big Pharma

Under pressure from House progressives and CREDO members like you, Speaker
Pelosi just unveiled a better-than-expected plan to crack down on
predatory Big Pharma prices.^1

But this plan still isn't as strong as what we need to bring drug prices
down and stop Big Pharma's out-of-control greed. And there's a real risk
it gets watered down even more in fruitless negotiations with Trump and
Senate Republicans. We can't let that happen – we need to keep up the
pressure for the most progressive plan possible.

[ [link removed] ]Tell Democrats: Fight for a progressive plan to crack down on Big
Pharma. Click here to sign the petition.

CREDO members have spoken out in force in support of truly progressive
plans to break the power of Big Pharma monopolies and lower drug prices.
Sen. Warren's plan would direct the government to manufacture generic
drugs. Sens. Sanders and Merkley and Rep. Ro Khanna's plan would force
companies to follow international average prices or face tough
consequences. Rep. Lloyd Doggett's bill would allow Medicare to negotiate
discounts and let the government issue a license to produce a generic
version of the drug if Big Pharma refuses to negotiate in good faith.^2,3

Democratic leaders took these bold plans off the table. Their plan is
weaker than the progressive options, but tougher than some of the draft
plans that were floated by some of Speaker Pelosi's closest allies. It
instructs HHS to negotiate the prices of only a minimum of 25
pharmaceutical drugs each year, with an unnecessary maximum of 250. It
leaves room for prices above international standards and for Big Pharma to
launch new medicines with absurdly high prices only to "bargain" them
down. It levies penalties instead of creating competition when Big Pharma
refuses to negotiate. It does include important protections to cap
out-of-pocket pay under Medicare Part D and repeal some recent price
hikes, and it does not include Pelosi's horrible earlier idea to let
corporate-friendly arbitration panels set drug prices.^4

Our voices helped block a terrible Big Pharma-friendly Democratic
proposal, but we need to fight to improve the new Democratic plan and keep
pushing for progressive plans that actually crack down on Big Pharma and
deliver lower prescription drug prices for the American people.

Tell Democrats: Fight for a progressive plan to crack down on Big Pharma.
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Thank you for speaking out,

Heidi Hess, Co-Director
[ [link removed] ]CREDO Action from Working Assets

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References:

 1. Li Zhou, "[ [link removed] ]House Democrats just introduced an ambitious plan to take
on prescription drug prices," Vox, Sep. 19, 2019.
 2. Zach Carter and Daniel Marans, "[ [link removed] ]Democrats Ran On Lowering Drug
Prices. Now They Could Cut A Bad Deal With Donald Trump." HuffPost,
April 19, 2019.
 3. David Dayen, "[ [link removed] ]Nancy Pelosi's Drug-Pricing Talks with the Trump
Administration Are About Mediating Fights Between Corporate
Interests," The Intercept, April 22, 2019.
 4. Zhou, "[ [link removed] ]House Democrats just introduced an ambitious plan to take
on prescription drug prices."

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