Drug Price Gouging Quotes

President Trump has exposed the dirty secret of drug pricing: There is a shadowy third player in the transaction between patients and their pharmacists: middlemen who have taken a big kickback from the drug manufacturer, which may or may not be reflected in patients' out-of-pocket costs.

Americans pay up to 1,000 percent more to fill their prescriptions than consumers in other countries - that is an alarming statistic.

Whether there is spec buying or not is not the greatest factor in the high cost of pharmaceuticals.

That's one of my issues with the pharmaceutical industry - they believe pharmacy is a panacea for absolutely everything.

The rising cost of prescription drugs has sparked a prairie fire that is spreading across our nation.

To drive down high drug costs, we need to shine a light on the negotiations between drug manufacturers, middleman negotiators and pharmacies.

I don't like protecting pharmaceutical industries and increasing their profits and making our drugs cost more. If the U.S. Democrats could get rid of those problems I'd be much happier.

It's crucial to keep in mind that the hundreds of millions of dollars now spent on prescription drug advertisements are ultimately paid for by consumers in the form a higher drug prices.

The status quo on prescription drug prices is deeply broken and unsustainable.

There are no issues more personal than prescription drugs and the high prices Americans must pay to get the medicine they need.

The pricing of a pharmaceutical product is opaque and frustrating, especially for patients.

I am deeply troubled by Mylan's misclassification of the EpiPen as a generic drug.

Whether it's a mom worrying about affording insulin for her children or a cancer patient fearing bankruptcy due the price of his life-saving medications, the number one issue Kansans talk to me about is the cost of health care and prescription drugs.

How long do we have to keep fighting for affordable prescription drugs?