John – Prescription drug costs are killing us. Literally.

 

If you, like me, take any monthly medications to manage an ongoing medical condition, you have surely experienced this firsthand.

 

Not long ago, my co-pay increased by 337%(!!), from $74 a month to more than $300 out of pocket for a medication that keeps me alive.

 

As a diabetic, I am of course grateful that Congress finally passed a price cap on insulin – something they did with no help from my opponent, who voted against the bill.

 

But that bill was only a drop in the bucket of what we actually need.

 

First, it only applies to patients on Medicare – not Medicaid, not people on private insurance like I have, and not people who don’t have any insurance at all.

 

Second, the price cap ONLY applies to insulin. Over two thirds of diabetics, like me, are not using insulin. The rest of us control our condition with other, increasingly expensive medications.

 

Finally, what about all the other prescription drugs that are spiking in cost?

 

A recent report from the AARP found that the average out-of-pocket costs for prescription drugs has grown faster than the rate of inflation EVERY YEAR since 2006.

 

I believe healthcare is a human right, and that’s what I will fight for as your Senator. Can I count on your support today to help me FLIP this Senate seat?

 

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My opponent has taken over $230K in PAC money from Big Pharma in his current term ALONE. And he’s far from the only one.

 

The healthcare industry spends hundreds of millions of dollars lobbying and donating to Congress every year – a drop in the bucket for this $4 trillion dollar industry.

 

Congress has to get serious about taking on Big Pharma and corporate healthcare. That’s why I won’t take a dime from Pharma PACs or any other corporate lobbyist.

 

As your Senator I will fight for EVERYONE’S right to affordable healthcare. But I can’t do it alone. Pitch in $100, $50, or even $25 today and let’s defeat Mike Crapo in November.

 

Be on the lookout for some updates from the campaign trail as I hit the road next week.

 

More soon,

 

- David

 
 
         

David Roth is a single, gay dad running to flip a U.S. Senate seat in Idaho. His opponent is an extremist “pro-life” Republican who’s been in politics for 37 years. David stepped up to serve the state that has been his home most of his life, where he is now raising his two young sons, because every state is worth fighting for. There has never been an openly gay man elected to the U.S. Senate. Help us make history this year. Pitch in now to flip this seat and send David to D.C.

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