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Continues. Host each week, we look at the money and n of your federal policy and this week were joined by David Mitchell, founder of d patients for Affordable Drugs. Prescription drug prices. What is chell, first, your group . Guest what is your group . Guest patients for Affordable Drugs, we are the only National Patient organization focused exclusively on lower drug prices. Take monfreany organization, profit from development or distribution of Prescription Drugs. Speak for patients, 50, last, always. Ost you are a patient yourself . Guest yeah. About seven years ago, i was incurable ith an multiple er policies to called myelomatis incurable, but it is expensive with very drugs. Retail price 450,000, ....
Washington journal. Segment wekend, this take a look at the intersection of your money and federal policy. This week, we are joined by David Mitchell, president and founder of patients for Affordable Drugs to talk about Prescription Drug prices. What is your group . Help patients for Affordable Drugs. We are the only National Patient organization focused exclusively on policies to lower drug prices. We dont take money from any organizations that profit from the development of scripture drugs. Patients for Affordable Drugs, you are a patient yourself . I yes, about seven years ago was diagnosed with an incurable blood counter cancer. It is treata ....
Take money from any organizations that have profited from the development. Host you are a patient yourself. Yes. About seven years ago i was diagnosed with an incurable blood cancer. Its incurable, thats the bad news. The good news is that its treatable but with very expensive drugs. The drug i took was 450,000. This experience of having a cancer that is tough and having to deal with these expensive drugs brought meth facetoface with the challengess people confront and nobody was really speaking up on behalf of patients on drug pricing so my wife who is a little crazy too, and also a cancer survivor, she and i decided we would try to start a group to do this. Host how many patients are part of your group and how long have you been around. We launched almost a year ago on february 22 of last year. We have collected 12000 patient stories and email addresses from almost 30,000 people around the country. Its an advocacy organization, what is the tax filing, what are you legally allowed to ....
Good morning to both of you. Reporter good morning to you, we enjoyed a nice one yesterday. If you liked yesterday youll like today its the same story. Were looking at a lack of cloud cover and the closest rain is well to the south and west of it. 68 in philadelphia. 62 in al up to. 64 allentown. 62 in trenton, 65 in cape may. Were looking at the low 60s and upper 50s for the threshhold of humid air. Even dover is better today. 67 degrees by 7 00 a. M. As you head out to get a workout in another beautiful morning to get active this morning. 76 degrees by 10 00 a. M. 81 degrees by noon, this afternoon it will be warm if youre working or playing outside youll need the cool drinks handy for the high of 84. Low humidity like yesterday its a nice august afternoon. We have an uptick in humidity coming tomorrow and theres a chance of thunderstorms friday night and saturday, matt pellman well have more on that coming up. Reporter yesterday we were thrilled to welcome to the morning commute the ....