Letter to the Editor - Big Pharma is hurting competitive markets, which hurts Montanans

Editor,

With skyrocketing prescription drug prices, Montanans are left to choose between paying for their life-saving prescriptions or essentials like food or housing. It’s time for Congress to come together and crack down on Big Pharma’s abuse of the U.S. patent system at the expense of patients. I urge Sens. Tester and Daines to work with members from both parties to pass the bipartisan Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act, introduced by Sens. Cornyn and Blumenthal.

Big Pharma companies continue to exploit loopholes in the patent system to keep more affordable competition out of the mar...