The Time Is Right to Address High Drug Prices

Rising prescription drug prices impact all of us, with the average American spending $1,200 per year on their medications. For nearly one in four Americans, these costs are difficult to afford and force hard choices between housing, food, or medicine. Just as our patients struggle to afford their medications, providers have also found it increasingly difficult to manage the frequent, unexplained, and unpredictable drug price increases plaguing our system. For these reasons, I applaud Congress and the Administration for their ongoing efforts to find bipartisan and meaningful solutions to the issue of drug pricing. But more can be done.