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It is tough to go even a week without seeing another report about pharmaceutical industry profiteering, and it’s time for New Mexicans to fight back. In the latest outrage, the New York Times reports the drug manufacturer Biogen will charge $56,000 a year for its new Alzheimer’s drug, Aduhelm.
Drug prices have little to do with the cost of research and development and the need to deliver affordable treatment to patients and much more to do with company revenue targets and profits. Biogen’s stock soared nearly 40% on news of the $56,000 price tag. Prescription drug companies are the only businesses in the health care industry whose rates are not regulated. It’s time to hold them to the same standard as all other health care providers.
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Commentary: Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Monday signed The Patients’ Debt Collection Protection Act into law, ensuring that New Mexico patients can get the care they need without ending up buried in debt.
“Medical debt is the worst thing I’ve ever had to recover from,” said Anna Rondon, a McKinley County mother and grandmother who spent years trying to repair her credit after she was unable to pay unexpected hospital and ambulance bills related to emergency gallbladder surgery. “Under this law, New Mexicans like me can stay healthy without going bankrupt.”
SB 71, sponsored by Sen. Katy Duhigg and carried in the House by Rep. Debbie Armstrong, helps patients avoid devastating medical debt by requiring hospitals, urgent care centers, and other healthcare facilities to work with patients to identify possible coverage options and provide clear billing information. Not only does this requirement help pati
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