Campaign targets drug maker price hikes

The Campaign for Sustainable Rx Pricing, for which AHA is a founding member, today launched a petition and digital ad urging drug companies to suspend their “traditional” summer price hikes, which last year averaged 13%, saying the industry is thriving while Americans are struggling financially.

“Before COVID-19, more than 58 million Americans struggled to afford their prescription drugs and now the economic impact of the pandemic has left millions more American workers, families and seniors struggling just to stay afloat,” said CSRxP Executive Director Lauren Aronson. “Too many Americans were already unable to afford their medications and resorting to dangerous measures like rationing — before the historic economic uncertainty of the current crisis.”