Prescription Drug Pricing

Prescription drug prices in America are far too high. As a result, 31 percent of Americans can’t afford to take their medications as prescribed. Recent reforms in the Inflation Reduction Act, including Medicare drug price negotiation, are making substantial progress toward lowering prescription drug prices, but there is still much work to do to help Americans afford the medications they need. The Center for American Progress Action Fund analyzes and advocates for policy solutions to counteract the excessive prices set by pharmaceutical companies, including: advocating for direct price negotiation and price controls, combating manufacturer delay tactics, reforming the patent process, and promoting greater federal oversight and intervention.

Photo shows a closeup of a person's hands opening a bottle of pills, with a blue pill organizer sitting in front of them
A person with multiple sclerosis sorts prescription pills, June 2019. (Getty/Kurt Wittman/UCG/Universal Images Group)
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