Quick signature: Tell Congress to take action to lower prescription drug prices. *When you click, you’ll automatically sign on if we already have your information. TAKE ACTION

Dear Friend,

With the passage of the American Rescue Plan, we are delighted that President Biden has made strides in making health care more affordable. However, there is still a lot of work to do when it comes to prescription drug affordability for families. In fact, lowering the cost of health care and expanding affordable health insurance coverage is a top priority for a majority of voters. [1]

Americans should not pay three times more for medicines than people in other countries do. [2] THREE times more! It doesn’t have to be this way. There are solutions and our government can fix this. Thankfully, more and more people (across party lines) support government action to help cut the cost of medications—and now we have the momentum to make Congress take action!

*Quick signature: Tell Congress to take action to lower prescription drug prices. *When you click, you’ll automatically sign on if we already have your information.

What’s happening? Millions of Americans cannot afford their medicines, while drug companies are making record profits. Americans should not have to choose between paying for the medicines they need or paying for their food and rent—especially when billions of our tax dollars are going toward research and development for new medicines. Drug companies raise the price of existing drugs like insulin year after year, for no reason other than that they can. Even during the pandemic and economic crisis, drug companies raised the prices of more than 500 medicines. [3]

As drug prices have risen, insurers are shifting costs to consumers and families are being impacted most. Across the country, families are facing poor health outcomes due to drug prices preventing them from being able to access and afford the medication they need to maintain their health. [4]

Recently, with the reintroduction of historic prescription drug price legislation, the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act (H.R. 3), we need to urge Congress to take next steps in passing this critical piece of legislation. [5] Democrats in Congress have previously proposed legislation to give Medicare the power to negotiate with drug companies to lower prices. This more comprehensive bill would apply the lower prices to all patients, not just those covered under Medicare.

*Sign on now! Tell Congress to take meaningful action to rein in prescription drug prices.

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Dear members of Congress,

Everyone should be able to access and afford the medication they need in order to live a healthy, productive life. As drug prices have risen, insurers are shifting costs to consumers and families are being impacted most. Across the country, families are at risk for poor health outcomes because drug prices are preventing them from maintaining their health. We cannot stand silent as this continues.

We urge you to take meaningful action to lower prescription drug prices and pass the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act (H.R. 3). The top priority for action must be to address outrageous list prices that manufacturers charge, which drive costs throughout the system. Additional policies to bring prices under control should ultimately encompass the entire supply chain.

The repercussions are horrendous when our loved ones skip medication. It can lead to deteriorating health conditions as they try to treat diabetes, high blood pressure, cholesterol, and other chronic conditions. Please work together to rein in rising prescription drug prices and consequently save the lives of countless Americans.

Don’t forget to sign on! Lives are at stake. We cannot sit by and continue to let pharmaceutical companies put profits before the lives of our family members and friends. We need Congress to take action.

The more people who speak out, the bigger our impact. Please take a moment to forward our action link to your friends and family and share it on social media: https://action.momsrising.org/sign/Rx-petition-2021/?t=14&akid=15045%2E2840598%2EHqQiHO

Together we are a powerful voice for the health of families.

- Felicia, Tasmiha, Donna and the whole MomsRising / MamásConPoder team


[1] Hart Research, Protect Our Care
[2] Becker’s Hospital Review, Americans pay up to 67 times more for drugs than those in other countries
[3] CBS News, Big drug makers just raised their prices on 500 prescription drugs
[4] U.S. PIRG, The Real Price of Medications
[5] House Committee on Energy & Commerce, Pallone, Neal and Scott re-introduce historic prescription drug price legislation

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