August 27, 2019
August 26, 2019-Out-of-pocket cost for multiple sclerosis medications have quadrupled during past 10 years
New research published in JAMA Neurology on Monday reports that the annual cost of “self-administered disease-modifying therapies for multiple sclerosis more than quadrupled” between 2006-2016, raising the mean yearly costs for drugs from $18,660 to $75,847. The median American family income is $61,372. The out-of-pocket spending for a patient needing these drugs has risen from $372 annually in 2006 to $2,673 in 2016. The researchers point out that considering
August 21, 2019
August 16, 2019-The Arc Rejects President Trump’s Comments on Bringing Back Institutions
Washington, DC – The Arc, the nation’s largest civil rights organization for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD), which was founded by parents and family members who rejected institutions and fought for decades to close them, released the following statement on President Trump’s comments about creating new institutions for people with mental health needs. Read more
August 20, 2019
August 16, 2019-In Trump’s world, it’s easier to regulate the bodies of disabled people than to limit deadly weapons
(CNN)On his way to a rally in New Hampshire on Thursday, Donald Trump unveiled his latest musing — to incarcerate the vulnerable. This time, he’s coming for people with mental illness, suggesting that the United States build more mental institutions because of mass shooters. Worse, it’s all too possible some Democrats are going to help him round us up. Standing before his helicopter, Trump