@marianq, I'm sorry to hear of your diagnosis. I just received this email from AARP today about the high cost of drugs:

Possible vote this week?
Call 1-844-259-9352
And tell Congress to lower drug prices!

We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again: medications can’t work if people can’t afford them — and right now, too many Americans are being forced to choose between paying for medicine or putting food on the table.

Last week, our community showed up and made waves. Over 13,000 people called Congress to make it known that we won’t stand for unfair drug prices anymore.

But our work isn’t done yet. Congress could be voting THIS week. There’s still time to beat our goal and tell Congress that there is only one acceptable option: vote to allow Medicare to negotiate lower drug prices. Let’s make sure that every lawmaker hears our demands to lower Rx prices!

Dial 1-844-259-9352 NOW
We’ll connect you to your lawmaker.
Tell them: It’s time to lower drug prices.
Prices are over 3x higher in the U.S. than in other countries for the SAME medicine. But Congress is considering a critical proposal that would FINALLY allow Medicare to negotiate lower drug prices. That would help save Medicare hundreds of billions of dollars — AND help lower costs for everyone.

What are we up against? Big Pharma, who is desperately trying to protect its billions in profits. Even during the pandemic, drug companies increased the price of over 1,000 drugs, including those for chronic conditions people over age 50 depend on. Now, they’re spending millions to push misleading claims to scare lawmakers from passing Medicare negotiation into law.

That's why we need you in this fight. Make the call before Congress votes and help drive 5,000 more calls TODAY. Tell Congress it’s time to lower drug prices, NOW.
Dial 1-844-259-9352 to call Congress.
We’ll connect you to your lawmaker and give you a script to guide your call.
Our week of action might be over, but the work isn’t done. We can’t thank you enough for the hard work you’ve put into this fight already.

Thank you,

— The AARP Grassroots Advocacy team