1. United States
2. Va.
3. Letter

The prohibitive cost of prescription drugs is creating severe affordability challenges for the healthcare system and patients in Virginia. HB1724 takes important steps to address this crisis by establishing the Prescription Drug Affordability Board. This Board would conduct affordability reviews of expensive drugs and set upper payment limits, ensuring medications remain accessible to Virginians without inflicting exorbitant out-of-pocket costs. With rampant price gouging by pharmaceutical companies, this common-sense measure is desperately needed to rein in costs and protect the financial wellbeing of patients and the viability of our healthcare system. I urge you to support this bill to make critical medications affordable for all.