{"id":7621,"date":"2021-10-18T08:54:53","date_gmt":"2021-10-18T13:54:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibio.org\/?p=7621"},"modified":"2021-10-18T08:59:08","modified_gmt":"2021-10-18T13:59:08","slug":"ibio-members-tell-congress-to-take-real-action-for-patients","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ibio.org\/ibio-members-tell-congress-to-take-real-action-for-patients\/","title":{"rendered":"iBIO Members: Tell Congress to Take Real Action for Patients"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/ibio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/SaveCures_ad_BIO40.png&#8221; title_text=&#8221;SaveCures_ad_BIO%9140%93&#8243; url=&#8221;https:\/\/action.bio.org\/XZYgQMc&#8221; url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.11.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]We need our elected leaders to lower patients\u2019 out-of-pocket cost for innovative prescription drugs.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, Congress is considering radical government price setting policies.\u00a0 If enacted, these provisions would:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Drastically limit\u00a0patient access to vital\u00a0medicines and\u00a0therapies\u00a0that are needed to treat rare diseases, cancer, and other devastating diseases.<\/li>\n<li>Disrupt the doctor-patient relationship by empowering bureaucrats to get between patients and the medicines they need; and<\/li>\n<li>Do nothing to lower what most seniors and patients are forced to pay for prescription drugs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Patients need real solutions for lowering drug costs,\u00a0<strong>not bad policies\u00a0<\/strong>that jeopardize patient access to life-saving medicines.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>According to an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/vitaltransformation.com\/2021\/03\/5984\/\">analysis<\/a>\u00a0by Vital Transformation, there would have been 61 fewer treatments developed over 10 years if H.R. 3 were law today.<\/li>\n<li>Even Congress\u2019s own\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbo.gov\/publication\/55722\">budget experts warned<\/a>\u00a0that the bill will lead to fewer treatments being developed in the coming years.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Please contact your\u00a0<strong>Members of Congress<\/strong>\u00a0today. Tell them to oppose\u00a0<strong>policies<\/strong>\u00a0that will allow bureaucrats to come between patients and their doctors. Urge them to support solutions\u00a0like creating a patient out-of-pocket cap in Part D \u2013 solutions that will lower what people pay for life-saving medicines.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Act now to ensure all patients can get the cures and treatments they need.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=&#8221;https:\/\/action.bio.org\/XZYgQMc&#8221; url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; button_text=&#8221;Contact Your Congressional Member&#8221; button_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.11.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We need our elected leaders to lower patients\u2019 out-of-pocket cost for innovative prescription drugs. Unfortunately, Congress is considering radical government price setting policies.\u00a0 If enacted, these provisions would: Drastically limit\u00a0patient access to vital\u00a0medicines and\u00a0therapies\u00a0that are needed to treat rare diseases, cancer, and other devastating diseases. Disrupt the doctor-patient relationship by empowering bureaucrats to get between [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"<p>We need our elected leaders to lower patients\u2019 out-of-pocket cost for innovative prescription drugs.<\/p><p>Unfortunately, Congress is considering radical government price setting policies.\u00a0 If enacted, these provisions would:<\/p><ul><li>Drastically limit\u00a0patient access to vital\u00a0medicines and\u00a0therapies\u00a0that are needed to treat rare diseases, cancer, and other devastating diseases.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li><li>Disrupt the doctor-patient relationship by empowering bureaucrats to get between patients and the medicines they need; and<\/li><li>Do nothing to lower what most seniors and patients are forced to pay for prescription drugs.<\/li><\/ul><p>Patients need real solutions for lowering drug costs,\u00a0<strong>not bad policies\u00a0<\/strong>that jeopardize patient access to life-saving medicines.<\/p><ul><li>According to an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/vitaltransformation.com\/2021\/03\/5984\/\">analysis<\/a>\u00a0by Vital Transformation, there would have been 61 fewer treatments developed over 10 years if H.R. 3 were law today.<\/li><li>Even Congress\u2019s own\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbo.gov\/publication\/55722\">budget experts warned<\/a>\u00a0that the bill will lead to fewer treatments being developed in the coming years.<\/li><\/ul><p>Please contact your\u00a0<strong>Members of Congress<\/strong>\u00a0today. Tell them to oppose\u00a0<strong>policies<\/strong>\u00a0that will allow bureaucrats to come between patients and their doctors. 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