There are many things patients are willing to do without; however, medication for a fatal disease is not and should not be one of them. In the face of rising prescription drug costs, other developed nations, such as Canada and the United Kingdom, have price control measures in place. Owing to rising expenditures, Germany recently enacted the Pharmaceutical Market Restructuring Act in which the Joint Federal Committee (the paramount decision-making body) will be involved in negotiating prices for new drugs.
Peorple should not have to go bankrupt to survive the illness of husband wife or child.
Remove the drug commercials from TV and remove the payment of doctors from prescribing certain drugs to make income. It is time to put Americans first before corporate interests.