I was diagnosed with HIV just shy of my 30th birthday. That day, everything changed. I was apprehensive about my prognosis, my treatment plan, and my ability to live a normal life.
Fortunately, medical advances have turned HIV from a certain death sentence into a manageable condition. Still, like all Americans who depend on complex medications to stay healthy, I worry about high drug prices, and this concern has only intensified amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Especially since some of the proposed “solutions” to high drug prices would put patients’ health at risk. Just recently, the Trump administration announced that it would allow states to import prescription medications from Canada with the aim of saving money for consumers.