Meet the Americans priced out of prescription drugs — they’re hoping Trump’s new plan is the ‘beginning’ of the help needed
George Mihalcea
Critical care nurse Janet Kerrigan was stunned to discover in 2011 that she had multiple myeloma, an incurable blood cancer, and she only had a year or two to live. A crucial stem cell transplant in 2012 prolonged her life — but her private insurance carrier stuck her with 20% of the nearly million-dollar tab. Then came the pharmacy bill. She was put on Revlimid, a pricey prescription drug that activates the immune system to fight cancer cells. Her co-pay was a whopping $11,000. “This is a drug
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