No one should be sick because they are poor or be poor because they are sick. CEO for @P4AD_ @P4ADNOW. Opinions mine. Se habla español. #drugpricing
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Merith Basey MSc retweeted
Forbidden Pharmacy installation in Shed 10 today. Devastating to see life saving drugs available in Oz and/or England without the ridiculous price tag NZ has placed on them.
17 charities have come together to lobby the govt for reasonable access.
Merith Basey MSc retweeted
The ETHIC Act would lower prescription costs and reduce drug company patent abuse by addressing double patenting but Big Pharma's lobbyists are hard at work against it.
Fight back against Big Pharma greed! Send a letter to your representative urging them to put patients first by supporting the ETHIC Act today: tinyurl.com/3bynbf37
Merith Basey MSc retweeted
In P4AD CEO @MerithBasey's latest op-ed for The Hill, she breaks down why the pharmaceutical industry's legal challenge to Medicare drug price negotiation has never been about constitutional rights - it’s about protecting a system that allowed drug companies to set prices without accountability.
Read more: thehill.com/opinion/congress…
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“I don’t know why it should divide Republicans,” Missouri’s @HawleyMO , one of the four GOP senators who supported the insulin amendment, told POLITICO. “Who is in favor of allowing these pharma companies to rip off people with high insulin prices when there is no supply issue or production issue?”
Read more here: politico.com/news/2026/06/24…
Merith Basey MSc retweeted
Prescription drug prices stay high when competition is blocked.
Senator @HawleyMO breaks down one of the ways Big Pharma games the patent system to delay generics and biosimilars from reaching patients, allowing drugmakers to maintain monopolies and keep prices high.
Learn more about Big Pharma’s patent abuse and take action today at patientspushforcompetition.o…
Merith Basey MSc retweeted
One in three Americans struggles with high medication costs due to the pharmaceutical industry's practices.
Learn more from @MerithBasey @P4AD_ youtube.com/watch?v=L6xAoVV4…
Merith Basey MSc retweeted
.@P4AD_ CEO @MerithBasey just published in @thehill - and if you care about Medicare negotiation, read it.
After SCOTUS shut the door on pharma's legal challenge, Merith breaks down why the fight isn't over & what Congress is being asked to do next. thehill.com/opinion/congress…
Merith Basey MSc retweeted
Big Pharma Sued to Block Lower Drug Prices? Here's Why They Lost #CareTalk live @MerithBasey @P4AD_ explores w/ me @healthcarevoice @mswmediapods
& @LouiseNorris @hio_org Diane-Just Care answer your health insurance questions.
youtube.com/live/L6xAoVV4L6M
Merith Basey MSc retweeted
It's time we rein in Big Pharma's abuse of the patent system.
That’s why my colleagues should join my bill with @SenAmyKlobuchar and @SenHawleyPress so we can get more affordable generics on the market and save patients money at the pharmacy counter.
NEW VIDEO: We just released a new video explaining one of the most important — and least talked about — drivers of high drug prices: patent abuse. The ETHIC Act would close the loopholes drug companies exploit to block cheaper generics. Watch, share, and urge Congress to act: tinyurl.com/e3kr3vv2
Merith Basey MSc retweeted
NEW VIDEO: We just released a new video explaining one of the most important — and least talked about — drivers of high drug prices: patent abuse. The ETHIC Act would close the loopholes drug companies exploit to block cheaper generics. Watch, share, and urge Congress to act: tinyurl.com/e3kr3vv2
Merith Basey MSc retweeted
Si quieres tener la oportunidad de viajar a Washington D.C. para compartir tu historia con los altos precios de los medicamentos recetados, únete a la comunidad de P4AD. Es importante que tus legisladores escuchen tu historia. Comparte tu historia hoy: actionnetwork.org/forms/base…
Merith Basey MSc retweeted
American voters are calling for reforms to drug pricing systems and laws that have been weakened by decades of corporate greed.
📑i-mak.org/2026/02/18/voters-…
Merith Basey MSc retweeted
Big Pharma's abuse of the patent system to keep their profits high has limited patient access to lifesaving prescription drugs for decades but the bipartisan Eliminating Thickets to Improve Competition (ETHIC) Act could change that.
The ETHIC Act addresses double patenting giving patients faster access to more affordable prescription drug options. Under this bill, a generic manufacturer would only need to successfully challenge one key patent on a brand-name drug to invalidate duplicative patents. That means the low-value patents Big Pharma has relied on to block competition and keep prices artificially high would be significantly easier to defeat.
Big Pharma’s army of lobbyists is working to stop common-sense reforms like the ETHIC Act. Make sure they don’t get their way -- send a letter to your representative urging them to support ETHIC today: tinyurl.com/3bynbf37
Merith Basey MSc retweeted
🗣️ P4AD patient advocates like Emily know the powerful impact of sharing their struggles with high drug costs with lawmakers firsthand. Have you been affected by high drug prices? Get involved with advocacy by sharing your story today: actionnetwork.org/forms/base…
Merith Basey MSc retweeted
Excellent article from Thomas Krause. A linear, logical explanation of a simple truth: creating patent thickets is standard practice and patients pay the price.
Merith Basey MSc retweeted
💯 P4AD advocate Marge is right. Big Pharma patient abuse isn't just bad for competition, it's bad for patients and their families. Learn how P4AD advocates are fighting back at PatientsPushForCompetition.o…
Merith Basey MSc retweeted
47% of American consumers are worried about their ability to afford health insurance, care, and necessary drugs this year. @aewright, @MerithBasey, @nealemahoney, via @AmCommMedia
Merith Basey MSc retweeted
We’re jumping on the 2016 trend! In 2016 (and well before), @MerithBasey was part of the fight for lower drug costs. Two decades ago, she was working with children and young people living with type 1 diabetes in Latin America, where she saw what happens when life-saving medicine is priced out of reach. Now in 2026, as our CEO, Merith continues to challenge pharmaceutical industry power, dismantle unjust barriers to access, and advance a system where medicines serve people, not just markets.
Merith Basey MSc retweeted
Product hopping is just one of the many harmful tactics pharma uses to keep prices high. By abusing the patent system, big drug companies can avoid generic and biosimilar market competition and keep prices high. Learn how we can fight back at PatientsPushForCompetition.O…
Merith Basey MSc retweeted
ACoM News Briefing Recap | How Soaring Costs Are Reshaping Health Care Access | See More: buff.ly/iDCDapi | A new media briefing explores how rising health care costs are transforming access to care across the United States. With health care spending now accounting for roughly 18 % of America’s GDP and premium tax credits under the Affordable Care Act expiring, millions could face sharply higher insurance costs or lose coverage entirely. Experts discuss the drivers behind high prices—including pharmaceuticals and insurance market pressures—how small businesses are impacted, and possible solutions to close growing gaps in coverage and affordability. | #HealthCare #HealthAccess #Affordability #ACoM | Thank You Guest Speakers: @GlobalDiaBEATes (@P4AD_ | @P4ADNOW), @nealemahoney (@StanfordEcon | @SIEPR), and @aewright (@FamiliesUSA)