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This week House Democrats voted to pass the Lower Drug Costs Now Act, which will bring down costs for patients and save the federal government about $500 billion over the next decade.
"Ohioans are desperate for relief from the burden of ever-escalating drug prices, but all Donald Trump has done is offer one broken promise after another," said Ohio Democratic Party Chairman David Pepper. "In January 2018, Trump pledged to 'get those prescription drug prices way down.' Since that time, prescription drug prices have continued to rise. Meanwhile, Trump is kowtowing to Big Pharma and flip-flopping on his campaign pledge to allow Medicare to negotiate directly with the drug companies on prices, as the Lower Drug Costs Now Act would do. Ohio families are literally paying the price for Donald Trump's broken promises."
To highlight this critical issue, the Ohio Democratic Party is launching a digital campaign featuring Cass, an Ohio mom whose son has Type 1 diabetes, and John Kennedy, a 2018 Ohio House candidate and ultra-marathoner who ran 142 miles from his home to Columbus to raise awareness of the high cost of insulin and other prescription drugs.
Ohio Democrats at the state and federal level are working on solutions to the skyrocketing cost of insulin. This week Congresswoman Joyce Beatty introduced the End Price Gouging for Insulin Act to lower the cost of insulin for 7.4 million Americans.
Democratic legislators at the Ohio Statehouse are working to address this issue, as well. State Rep. Beth Liston, state Rep. Kristin Boggs, state Sen. Hearcel Craig and state Sen. Nickie Antonio have introduced the Insulin Affordability Act to cap out-of-pocket costs for insulin at $100 a month.
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