Articles written by Roger Roehl

Roger Roehl|Apr 5, 2021

Five years ago, I nearly lost my life to leukemia because I couldn’t afford my medication. Even though my doctors warned me the cancer would return if I didn’t take the medicine, I did not fill my prescription, because I couldn’t afford the $2,400 a month co-pay. Luckily, I found the same medicine at a more affordable cost of $680 a month through a Canadian pharmacy. My story is shockingly common. Surveys have found that one in three adults did not take a medication as prescribed, because of the price. There have been several high profi...