Sign the petition: Donald Trump lied. Big Pharma just announced price hikes.

Break up Big Pharma monopolies on generic drugs The petition to Congress reads: "Pass the Affordable Drug Manufacturing Act, which would break Big Pharma monopolies on generic drugs if they hike prices or deny Americans medicine." Add your name: Dear Katy, Donald Trump's Big Pharma friends are once again proving that his grand promises are lies. Big Pharma just announced that price hikes on essential medicine are coming in January 2019.1 Every elected Democrat highlights Trump's hypocrisy on drug prices. But only some Democrats – the progressive wing of the Party – have real, innovative solutions. A new bill from Rep. Jan Schakowsky and Sen. Elizabeth Warren would break up Big Pharma cartels – if they jack up prices and limit access – by publicly manufacturing pharmaceutical drugs.2 It is a smart and bold approach that sets the agenda for the Democratic Party moving forward - and it deserves our urgent support. Tell Congress: Break up Big Pharma monopolies on generic drugs. Click here to sign the petition. Millions of Americans with diabetes rely on pharmaceutical insulin – yet Big Pharma monopolies have tripled its price. It is a perfect example of the way the generic pharmaceutical drug system is broken. Generics – the same drug, but without the name brand – are supposed to be available at a lower cost after a set period of time. But anyone who has been to a pharmacy in the last few years knows generic drugs are not always as cheap as Big Pharma wants us to believe.3 Big Pharma monopolies will buy up exclusive rights to generic drug and jack up the price. In some cases, no company will produce a badly needed medicine – or a handful of companies will control the market and line their pockets by charging desperate people more money.4 It's not ok. Tell Congress: Break up Big Pharma monopolies on generic drugs. Click here to sign the petition. Rep. Schakowsky and Sen. Warren are out to break these Big Pharma monopolies. Their plan would kick in if no one is manufacturing a drug, if only one or two companies control production and jack up the price, or if Big Pharma raises prices on a World Health Organization "essential medicine." In these cases, the government would have the power to manufacture the drug directly – skipping the profit-making middleman killing and bankrupting America.5 The Schakowsky-Warren bill complements other progressive proposals that CREDO members support. We need every good idea on the table, and we need to show a massive outpouring of support for the ones that boldly take on Big Pharma's monopoly power. Tell Congress: Break up Big Pharma monopolies on generic drugs. Click the link below to sign the petition: https://act.credoaction.com/sign/warren_pharma?t=8&akid=31016%2E12967895%2E2zykVR Thank you for speaking out, Josh Nelson, Co-Director CREDO Action from Working Assets Add your name: References: Michael Erman and Robin Respaut, "Exclusive: Big Pharma returning to U.S. price hikes in January after pause," Reuters, Dec. 19, 2018. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, "Warren, Schakowsky Introduce Bicameral Legislation to Radically Reduce Drug Prices Through Public Manufacturing of Prescription Drugs," Dec. 18, 2018. Dylan Scott, "Elizabeth Warren's ambitious new bill to lower generic drug prices, explained," Vox, Dec. 20, 2018. Ibid. Ibid. Share on Facebook Post to your wall Tweet this Post to Twitter © 2018 CREDO. All rights reserved. This email was sent to katy63.kelso@blogger.com. To change your email or mailing address, please click here: https://act.credoaction.com/me/update/?t=19&akid=31016%2E12967895%2E2zykVR To unsubscribe, please visit our subscription management page at: http://act.credoaction.com/cms/unsubscribe/unsubscribe/?t=21&akid=31016%2E12967895%2E2zykVR