Dear John,

I’m Jessica, a leader with TakeAction. As a Minnesotan with a chronic illness, I know how crucial — and how brutally expensive — prescription drugs can be.

That’s why I’m asking you to email your state senator right now, and tell them to support the Prescription Drug Affordability Board. Customize your message with your story for the biggest impact.
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A decade ago, my body turned on itself. In a few short months, I went from a healthy, pregnant 31-year-old to a chronic-illness patient with rheumatoid arthritis. My doctor told me that there is no cure for my disease. While I was fortunate to find a medication that helps control it, the pharmaceutical corporation charges patients like me $56,000 per year for that drug. Each year. For the rest of my life.

I have no choice. I have to find a way to pay that obscene price because if I don’t, my joints will swell and stiffen, my mobility will decline, my pain will skyrocket, and I can’t be the citizen, small-business owner, and mom that my family and others in our community depend on.

That’s why we need the Prescription Drug Affordability Board. Just like me, too many Minnesotans are forced to pay drug corporations a ransom for their health. It’s time to change the rules.

The House has already passed the Prescription Drug Affordability Board as part of the omnibus Commerce bill. That’s a huge victory. Now, it’s time for the Senate to step up and do their part.

Email your Senator now. Tell them to pick a side: Minnesota families or Big Pharma’s profits.
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In solidarity,
Jessica Intermill (she/her)
TakeAction leader

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