Our podcast focuses on the negatives effects of high prescription prices on low-income families as well as patients with chronic diseases. We talked about how pharmaceutical companies are able to monopolize their powers, specific examples of how people have been affected, and possible solutions to help these people.
Sources
ABC Action News clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3JU1xrbN78
https://www.courier-journal.com/story/life/wellness/health/2016/01/28/common-drugs-prices-skyrocket/79120304/
https://www.hhs.gov/about/leadership/secretary/op-eds/why-drug-prices-keep-going-up-and-why-they-need-coming-down.html
www.americanprogress.org/issues/democracy/reports/2019/08/30/473911/big-pharma-reaps-profits-hurting-everyday-americans/.
www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/01/27/799019013/when-insurance-wont-cover-drugs-americans-make-tough-choices-about-their-health).
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4193453/
