Prescription Drugs

• Fact Check: Trump Lied About Insulin Prices

  September 30, 2020: Washington, DC - At last night’s debate President Trump said his Administration has lowered the price of insulin and that it is “so cheap it’s like water.” Insulin retails for roughly $300 a vial and most patients with diabetes need two to...Read more >

• Gilead’s Remdesivir Price Gouging is Shameful Profiteering During a Pandemic

  June 29, 2020: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The following statement was issued by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, regarding Gilead’s announcement that the price of Remdesivir in the United States will jump by 30% percent from $...Read more >

• Retiree Pam Parker Makes the Case for ACA Prescription Drug Protections

  June 26, 2019: Retiree and Alliance member Pam Parker made the following remarks at a press conference held by Senators Stabenow, Shaheen, and Wyden on June 26, 2019: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFMld2k_ITg "Good morning. Thank you, Senator Stabenow, Sena...Read more >

• KHN – Analysis: Why Americans Shouldn’t Feel Grateful For $137 Insulin

  March 27, 2019: By Elisabeth Rosenthal This month, Eli Lilly and Co. announced with some fanfare that it was manufacturing a generic version of its own best-selling insulin brand, Humalog, which it would sell for half off — $137.35 versus about $275. David Rick...Read more >

• Mexico’s Undersecretary for North America: Lower-cost Generic Medicines will be “More Difficult to Get” if the NAFTA 2.0 Agreement is Approved by Congress

  March 11, 2019: Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, released the following statement regarding assertions by Ambassador Jesus Seade, Mexico's Undersecretary for North America, that the prescription drug provisions in the propose...Read more >

• KHN – Americans Ready To Crack Down On Drug Prices That Force Some To Skip Doses

  March 01, 2019: By Jay Hancock Large majorities of Americans from both major parties support steps to control prescription drug costs such as showing prices in ads, removing barriers to generics and letting patients get less expensive drugs from Canada, a new po...Read more >

• Statement on Improving Retirement Security for America’s Workers

  February 22, 2019: The Alliance for Retired Americans recently submitted comments to the U.S. House of Representatives Ways & Means Committee regarding its hearing "Improving Retirement Security for America's Workers" on February 6, 2019. The comments were as follo...Read more >

• Statement by Retiree Leader Fiesta on the House and Senate Drug Price Hearings

  January 29, 2019: For Immediate Release The following statement was issued by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, regarding the hearings convened by the House Committee on Oversight and Reform and the Senate Finance Committee c...Read more >

• Drug Companies Kick off the New Year with Price Hikes

  January 03, 2019: Drugmakers started off 2019 with price increases in the United States on more than 250 prescription drugs, including the world's top-selling medicine, Humira. According to a Goldman Sachs analysis, prices were raised on about 27% of the top 500 brand...Read more >

• Retirees Support Pelosi for Speaker

  November 19, 2018: For Immediate Release Statement of Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, on Nancy Pelosi’s bid to be the next Speaker of the House. “Retirees could not have a better champion or more tireless advocate tha...Read more >