| Help make MS drugs more affordable | |
| People with MS depend on access to affordable disease modifying therapies for improving and maintaining their quality of life. The annual cost of these drugs can exceed $30,000 with some people paying more than $800 a month out-of-pocket for access to these important drugs. Click here to ask your Senator to co-sponsor the Affordable Access to Prescription Medications Act (S. 1630). Last week, Senator John Rockefeller, IV (WV) introduced the Affordable Access to Prescription Medications Act (S. 1630). This bill seeks to cap out-of-pocket costs at $200 per month per prescription and $500 a month for all prescription medications. This would apply to all health insurance plans including Medicare and private market plans. It is important for you to send your Senator a message asking them to support this essential legislation. People with MS rely on access to these vital drugs in order to live active and productive lives. Many people with MS are often forced to stop their prescribed therapy because they cannot afford the out-of-pocket costs associated with their medications. These high out-of-pocket costs impose a significant burden on a patient, whose health depends on expensive drugs and constitutes an undue and unjust discrimination based on their disease, disability, or condition. High out-of-pocket costs place a significant barrier to access of these medically necessary drugs. Capping monthly out-of-pocket drug costs at $200 per month per prescription and $500 a month for all prescription medications is a great step that can bring piece of mind to not only people with MS, but all Americans who are struggling with rising out-of-pocket drug costs. Send your e-mail today! Click here. | |
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