Claretta Bellamy is a fellow for NBC News.
Prices for prescription pharmaceutical drugs have skyrocketed, disproportionately making them harder for people of color to afford, a new report finds. The advocacy organization Patients for Affordable Drugs released a report this month showing that pharmaceutical companies increased prices on at least 1,000 prescription drugs so far this year, with about half of the price increases being above the rate of inflation.
Olinger, 54, takes at least 30 medications for her chronic conditions, including Type 1 diabetes, high blood pressure and end-stage renal failure, when the kidneys can no longer function on their own. While Olinger has Medicare, she spends up to $300 a month on all her medications. About two years ago, Olinger went without insurance for almost five months, a period she described as a “nightmare.
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