Health Care Voter

March 31, 2020

Over the coming weeks, Our Lives On The Line will elevate the voices of patients and advocates who are demanding accountability from the White House and Republican lawmakers during this coronavirus crisis. The digital town hall series will consist of an additional national and eight state-focused Facebook live town halls, featuring members of Congress, governors, local elected officials, advocates, and the medical professionals who are putting their lives on the line to fight the pandemic.

December 5, 2019

“‘We are fighting for the health of the nation,’ said Congresswoman Alma Adams. “One in four Americans struggled to pay for their prescribed medicine in the last year. Thirty-four million Americans know someone who died because they couldn’t afford their prescription drugs. Yet, drug prices have risen at five times the rate of inflation.”

ClickOnDetroit

November 17, 2019

“Rosemary Enobakhare, director of the Affordable Insulin Now campaign, called the new program ‘a good first step toward affordable insulin for all around the world,’ but says it won’t do much to help the 30 million Americans with diabetes.”

Good

November 14, 2019

“The World Health Organization is hoping to drive down the cost of insulin by encouraging more generic drug makers to enter the market.

The organization hopes that by increasing competition for insulin, drug manufacturers will be forced to lower their prices.”

Sojourners

November 14, 2019

“In the United States, 30.3 million people live with diabetes. One in four of those people — about 7.5 million people — is forced to ration insulin because of the high price of this life-saving drug. Proverbs 15:27 tells us: ‘He who is greedy for gain troubles his own house.'”

November 14, 2019

“Affordable Insulin NOW, the Lower Drug Prices Now campaign, and various partners hosted the premiere and panel discussion of ‘Across the Bridge,’ a new short film that takes the audience on a must-see caravan journey from the United States to London, Ontario — the birthplace of insulin — with a group of advocates in search of affordable insulin.”

October 24, 2019

“Backed by a seven-figure television and digital ad buy, HealthCareFacts.info provides answers to commonly asked questions about health care and prescription drugs costs and what Congress can do to lower costs—including how and why allowing Medicare to negotiate for lower drug prices on behalf of Americans on Medicare and private insurance must be part of the solution.”

Colorado Times Recorder

October 4, 2019

“Senator Gardner has voted seven times to take away my health care,” said Packard as she walked up 5th Avenue. “As a stage 4 cancer survivor, health insurance is not optional for me. So I want to know, is he planning on voting an eighth time to take away my health care, and if so, how is he going to keep me alive.”

September 25, 2019

“For years now, we have been hearing from patients and folks across the country the same thing over and over again: they are struggling to afford their prescription drugs,” said Health Care Voter Campaign Director Rosemary Enobakhare. “Which is why we are here today: to fight to protect the ACA, to lower prescription drug costs—particularly insulin—and to hold our representatives accountable for the actions they take on these measures.“