Paying the Price

 https://www.politico.com/sponsored/2025/12/paying-the-price/?utm_source=native&utm_medium=homepage

Health care affordability in the U.S. has reached a boiling point. Over the past decade, prescription drug prices have risen exponentially — with some medications increasing by as much as 5,000 percent — far outpacing inflation, wage growth and, increasingly, the patience of the American people. As the gap between what drugs cost and what families can afford widens, Americans are turning to dangerous measures such as rationing or omitting needed prescriptions to offset costs.