Feds Target Soaring Drug Prices in Nationwide Initiative—South Georgia Voices Encouraged to Join the Fight

Feds Target Soaring Drug Prices in Nationwide Initiative—South Georgia Voices Encouraged to Join the Fight

By Carol A. Gasser Moore | WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a sweeping new initiative aimed at curbing prescription drug costs, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced they will hold a series of public listening sessions this summer to gather firsthand accounts and policy suggestions from across the country. The effort, which includes coordination with the Department of Commerce and the Department of Health and…

An Arm and a Leg: The Prescription Drug Playbook, Part I

About 3 in 10 adults reported not taking their medicines as prescribed at some point between July 2022 and July 2023 because of the cost, according to a KFF survey. So, this year, “An Arm and a Leg” asked listeners: What strategies have you used when you’ve been struck by pharmacy sticker shock?  Dozens of listeners responded with their stories, including Bob, who is being identified only by his first name to guard his family’s privacy and whose…