{"id":5807,"date":"2019-03-28T17:23:01","date_gmt":"2019-03-28T21:23:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/?p=5807"},"modified":"2019-12-13T10:56:51","modified_gmt":"2019-12-13T15:56:51","slug":"nafta-2-0-would-lock-in-high-medicine-prices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/blog\/2019\/03\/28\/nafta-2-0-would-lock-in-high-medicine-prices\/","title":{"rendered":"NAFTA 2.0 Would Lock In High Medicine Prices"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/BlumeanuerTownHall_SIgns.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5811\" src=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/BlumeanuerTownHall_SIgns-300x226.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/BlumeanuerTownHall_SIgns-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/BlumeanuerTownHall_SIgns-768x579.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/BlumeanuerTownHall_SIgns-1024x772.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>The Trump administration\u2019s proposal for a revised North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) <strong>grants new rights for big pharmaceutical companies that would lock in high prices for lifesaving medications<\/strong> at a time when drug prices are already far too high.<\/p>\n<p>Among other serious problems, the White House&#8217;s proposed NAFTA deal\u2026<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Locks in lengthy monopolies that keep prescription drug prices high at a time when policymakers are looking for ways to lower healthcare costs<\/li>\n<li>Adds a new 10-year monopoly period for cutting-edge biologic medicines used to treat cancer, arthritis and more<\/li>\n<li>Grants additional Big Pharma handouts that block competition from cheaper generic drug makers<\/li>\n<li>Keeps medicines prices high at home and imposes high costs on our neighbors in Mexico and Canada<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Groups opposed to these harmful provisions include Doctors Without Borders, Consumer Reports, the Alliance for Retired Americans, the American Medical Student Association, Oxfam and many others.<\/p>\n<p>There is growing momentum to tackle the problem of soaring drug costs. That&#8217;s why the pharmaceutical industry and other corporate lobby groups are pumping millions of dollars into a campaign to pass NAFTA 2.0 as written. \u00a0It would tie Congress\u2019 hands on medicine monopolies, derailing the reforms needed to bring down drug prices.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"http:\/\/org.salsalabs.com\/dia\/track.jsp?key=-1&amp;url_num=3&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Forg.salsalabs.com%2Fo%2F1034%2Fp%2Fdia%2Faction4%2Fcommon%2Fpublic%2F%3Faction_KEY%3D23531\">Please sign the petition to Congress insisting that Big Pharma giveaways be eliminated from the revised NAFTA deal.<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Resources on NAFTA and Access to Medicines<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizen.org\/sites\/default\/files\/civil-society-nafta-rx-pricing-letter-to-congress-january-2019.pdf\">Letter From More than 70 Public Health, Retiree, Faith &amp; Consumer Organizations<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lcao.org\/files\/2019\/02\/LCAO-Letter-to-House-on-NAFTA-2.0-FINAL.pdf\">Letter From the Leadership Council of Aging Organizations<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizen.org\/sites\/default\/files\/faith-based_organization_nafta_letter.pdf\">Letter from Faith Communities<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizen.org\/sites\/default\/files\/a2m_nafta_fact_sheet.pdf\">Factsheet on Threats to Affordable Medications<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Trump administration\u2019s proposal for a revised North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) grants new rights for big pharmaceutical companies that would lock in high prices for lifesaving medications at [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5811,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[105],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v18.4.1 - 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