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From all of us at OCAP, Happy New Year! Together we will lower prescription drug prices in 2026!
#Oregon #RXDrugPrices #HappyNewYear #2026
No one should have to ration their prescriptions because of cost, yet nearly 1 in 3 Oregonians reported doing just that!
That's why we're fighting to lower prescription drug costs for all Oregonians!
#Oregon #RXDrugPrices #HealthPolicy
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Happy Holidays from all of us at OCAP!
#HappyHolidays #Oregon
A green background with a white border. White text at the top says: 2025 Annual Report Below text says: The board voted to approve the 2025 Annual Report for the Oregon Legislature. The report outlines the board's activities, price trend analyses, and policy recommendations to improve drug affordability across Oregon. To the right is a screenshot of the yellow report cover with a photo of a family.
A green background with a white border. White text at the top says: 2025 Affordability Reviews. Below text says: Board members identified several top priority drugs that present significant affordability challenges for Oregonians: Cosentyx Creon Vraylar Trulicity Lantus SoloStar Their final vote will be at their January 21 meeting. Icons of an injection, pills, and a price tag with three dollar signs.
A green background with a white border. White text at the top says: Next Year. Below text says: The board is already preparing for 2026 affordability reviews, developing a preliminary list of 137 drug products for review based on 2024 data. To ensure patient voices are heard, a major outreach project will launch in spring of 2026 with community meetings in Salem, Redmond, Portland, and Beaverton, and online. An icon of the state of Oregon with hands raised inside. A speech bubble coming from the state with a pill bottle and a price tag with three dollar signs.
A green background with a white border. White text at the top says: Looking Ahead. White text below says: Next PDAB Meeting: January 21, 2026 at 8 am, Register for Zoom Link. Board members will vote on the final list of unaffordable drugs from their 2025 affordability reviews. A white icon of a calendar with the date January 21.
This Wednesday the #Oregon #PDAB met. Here are the highlights:
- Annual Report
- 2025 #Affordability Reviews
- Next Year's Plan
Next meeting: Jan 21, 2026 at 8 am. Zoom link at dfr.oregon.gov/pdab
#Cosentyx #Creon #Vraylar #Trulicity #LantusSoloStar #HealthPolicy
A light green background. At the top white text says: What is an Upper Payment Limit? Below that a white box with black text says: An upper payment limit (UPL) is a price cap for unaffordable prescription drugs that are identified by a regulatory board (like the PDAB). On the right of the white box is a speedometer icon with a dollar sign in the middle. Below that white text says: Will UPLs Lower Drug Prices? Below that a white box with black text says: Yes! This October Colorado’s PDAB became the first to set a UPL on a prescription drug and it’s projected to save them millions of dollars. To the right of the box there is an icon of paper with a dollar sign and a down arrow.
Earlier this month we heard from experts in Maryland and Colorado about how their states are working to save patients money on prescription medications through Upper Payment Limits. Here's our quick summary! Stay tuned for more information!
#UPL #UpperPaymentLimit #PDAB #RXDrugPrices
Who benefits when drug companies are allowed to raise list prices faster than the rate of inflation?
Not regular Oregonians, that's for sure.
#Oregon #ORPol #HealthPolicy #BigPharma #RXDrugPrices
A yellow background. Pink checkers on the top. On the left side is a picture of an older computer with a green triangle background. On the right side purple outlined letters say DID YOU KNOW. A pink trapezoid with white text says Since 1980, the price of prescription drugs has increased 97.7% more than the rate of inflation for all other goods and services combined. On the right is a picture of prescription drug bottles. On the bottom white text on a blue background says: Soucre: 2025 Oregon Drug Price Price Transparency Report.
The problem is the price!
#Inflation #RXDrugCosts #HealthPolicy
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#ACA tax credits expire Dec. 31. That means 5 million #SmallBusiness owners could see premiums double. We need Congress to extend these credits now. tinyurl.com/4rem5kmv #TheLettersDontLie #HealthPolicy
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Last night, experts from Maryland & Colorado shared how their states are lowering #RxDrugPrices with #UpperPaymentLimits!
Great work #OSPIRG & @healthcareforallor.bsky.social!
Thank you @mdhealthcareforall.bsky.social & @cohealthaccess.bsky.social for sharing your expertise!
#Oregon #HealthPolicy
We loved hearing from you all last night! Thank you!
#HealthPolicy #Oregon
Our Vinny DeMarco and Priya Telang from Colorado Consumer Health Initiative went to Oregon and presented on a panel with Charlie Fisher of OSPIRG to talk about the work of Prescription Drug Affordability Boards in Maryland and Colorado to rein in rocketing drug costs.
Background image of Oregon's capital with a blue overlay. White text at the top says "Cutting prescription drug cots: Lessons from other states. Three photos of people in circle frames are below. The first is a picture of a man in a tie, underneath white text reads Vincent DeMarco President Maryland Health Care for All. The second is a picture of a man with glasses and a beard, underneath white text reads Charlie Fisher, Heath Care Campaign Advocate OSPIRG, and the final one hows a picture of a woman with dark hair, underneath text reads:Priya Telang, Communications Manager Colorado Consumer Health Initiative. Below that the event details are Public interest policy forum, Dec. 4 6:00 pm. Location Kiln 1120 SE Madison St. Portland, OR 97214
Join #OCAP, #OSPIRG, and @healthcareforallor.bsky.social for a great event tomorrow in #Portland! Learn why prescription drugs are so expensive and how we can make a change. Attendance is free.
RSVP here: pirg.org/oregon/event...
#AffordablePrescriptions #DrugPrices #HealthPolicySky #Oregon
Reminder to share your prescription drug price story by this Thursday, December 4 at dcbs.org/RXSTORIES
#Oregon #AffordablePrescriptions #DrugPrices
A green background with a white border. White text at the top says: Leadership Changes. Below text says: Vice Chair Dr. Amy Burns resigned effective November 16. Dr. Dan Hartung was elected the new Vice Chair of the Oregon PDAB and began serving immediately. A white icon of a turning gear with icons of people inside
A green background with a white border. White text at the top says: Annual Report. Below text says: Board members reviewed and discussed the Draft 2025 Annual Report. Board members asked why some data columns did not add up. Staff and analysts explained these variances are due to the requirement that insurance carriers submit the top drugs for each segment (and they don’t always overlap) The board agreed to add clarifying statements to the report to acknowledge that. A white icon of a report on a clipboard with a calculator
A green background with a white border. White text at the top says: Policy Recommendations Below text says: The board voted to recommend these policies to Oregon lawmakers: ✓ PBM transparency reforms ✓ “Any-willing-provider” pharmacy access ✓ Permanent CAT tax exemption for pharmacies ✓ Single statewide PBM for Medicaid ✓ Uniform Medicaid Preferred Drug List ✓ Study on Medicaid pharmacy carve-out ✓ New affordability tools (cost-plus, POS rebates) ✓ Expanded PDAB scope ✓ Updated confidentiality rules for trade-secret info
A green background with a white border. White text at the top says: Looking Ahead. White text below says: Next PDAB Meeting: December 17, 2025 at 8 am, Board members will come prepared to nominate specific drugs that they believe present affordability challenges. A white icon of a calendar with the date December 17 is to the right. On the line below a white icon of a calendar that says December 4, and white text that says: Annual Drug Price Transparency hearing on December 4, 2025 at 1:30 pm. Oregonians are encouraged to share their prescription drug story before or during the hearing at: dcbspage.org/RXSTORIES
Wednesday the #Oregon #PDAB met. Highlights include:
- Leadership changes
- Annual report data
- Policy recommendations
Next meeting is Dec. 17, 2025 at 8 am.
We'll keep you posted! #HealthPolicySky #ORPol
Great news coming out of Maryland! We're excited to see them move closer to a #PriceCap on some of the most expensive prescription drugs.
Lots of great advocacy by our friends at @mdhealthcareforall.bsky.social
marylandmatters.org/2025/11/17/m...
#Oregon #UpperPaymentLimit #PDAB #HealthPolicySky
Today is #WorldDiabetesDay! Lifesaving #antidiabetic medication (#GLP1s, #insulin, etc.) should be #affordable for everyone!
#Diabetes #HealthPolicySky #Oregon
New patent office polices may make it harder for lower-cost medicines to reach consumers. Critics say the moves would undercut a valuable process for confirming whether patents remain valid. www.statnews.com/pharmalot/20...
Blue overlay of the Oregon capital building. White text says: Public interest policy forum. Cutting prescription drug costs: Lessons from Other states. Three photos of the speakers: Vincent DeMarko President Maryland Health Care for All, Charlie Fisher Health Care Campaign Advocate OSPIRG, and Priya Telang Communications Manager Colorado Consumer Health Iniative. Dec. 4, 2025 at 6pm at Kiln (1120 Southeast Madison Street, Portland, OR 97214.)
In 2023, #Oregonians spent more than $4.3 BILLION on #RXDrugs AND nearly 1/3 of Oregonians rationed their medication or skipped doses due to cost.
Join us, @healthcareforallor.bsky.social, and #OSPIRG on Dec. 4 to learn how we got here and how we can make a change. RSVP: pirg.org/oregon/event...
We know that #Oregon can follow Colorado's lead. Let’s strengthen our #PDAB so it can finally put #patients (not profits) first. (2/2)
www.streetroots.org/news/2025/11...
#RXDrugPrices #HealthPolicySky
#Oregon’s #PDAB was built to lower #RXDrug prices, but power interests and the industry's murky pricing systems are keeping it from doing its job. Meanwhile, states like Colorado are proving that real #reform IS possible. (1/2)
www.streetroots.org/news/2025/11...
#HealthPolicySky
An orange background with faint white "graph paper" boxes. A black and white prescription bottle with a roll of $50 bills coming out is at the top around some clouds. Below black text says Did you know that (highlighted) drug prices outpaced inflation (end highlight) again in 2024? Smaller italicized text says Source: Oregon Prescription Drug Price Transparency Program results and recommendations – 2024
Prescription drug costs rose higher than the rate of #inflation AGAIN, with some medications up more than 15%.
#Transparency exposes these trends and helps drive solutions. Let’s make drug pricing fair and open.
#RXDrugPrices #Oregon #HealthPolicySky
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Today is #Election Day! Many counties across #Oregon have measures or candidates on the ballot.
Make sure your #vote is counted by dropping your ballot in the mail (must be postmarked by today) or at an official #ballot dropbox by 8pm.
Find your nearest dropbox at: sos.oregon.gov/voting/Pages...
Great insight into what states are doing to lower prescription costs for patients— including setting price caps or Upper Payment Limits!
stateline.org/2025/10/30/d...
#RXDrugCost #PDAB #UPL #HealthPolicySky
Teal background. Black text across the top says: Do you have prescription drugs that are expired or that you no longer take? A yellow box with black text says National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is October 25, 2025! Below black text says Safely and anonymously drop off your unused or expired prescriptions! To the right is an icon of prescription medication. Below black text says: Find a location at dea.gov/takebackday
National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is tomorrow from 10am - 2pm. Oregonians can return expired or unused prescription drugs at participating law enforcement agencies. Find a return site close to you at: dea.gov/takebackday
#TakeBackDay #Oregon
The #OneBigBeautifulBill (HR.1) will cost taxpayers even more than previously reported -- thanks to a "small" provision #BigPharma lobbied for.
www.fiercehealthcare.com/regulatory/e...
#HealthPolicySky #RXDrugPrices
Prescription drugs aren't #accessible if people can't afford them!
#HealthPolicySky #PrescriptionDrugs #ORPol #Oregon #PDAB
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Happy Diwali to all who celebrate!
#Diwali #OCAP
A green background with a white border. White text at the top says: New Leadership. Below text says: Michele Koder was appointed as a new board member, bringing pharmacy and Medicaid expertise. A picture of a blond woman in a blue shirt is to the right. In the next line, a picture of a woman with short dark hair and white text that says: Sarah Young joined as Executive Director—a leader in rural health policy and drug price transparency.
A green background with a white border. White text at the top says: Policy Discussion. White text below says: The board discussed legislative policy recommendations to be voted on in November.Highlights included: Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) Reform Auditing the 340B Program PDAB’s role and future Exploring authority to set Upper Payment Limits (UPLs). To the right there are two white line icons, one with a legislative policy with a pill and the other shows three pills.
A green background with a white border. White text at the top says: Affordability Reviews. Below white text says: Reviewed seven insulin glargine products (an essential diabetes medication) Found data errors and outdated pricing info. Noted impact of Oregon’s $35 insulin co-pay cap that reduced costs for patients, but not overall system spending. Work to refine access and equity metrics for affordability reviews.
A green background with a white border. White text at the top says: Looking Ahead. White text below says: Next PDAB Meeting: November 19, 2025 at 8 am, PDAB will review a draft of their Legislative Report due in December. A white icon of a calendar with the date November 19 is to the right. On the line below a white icon of a calendar that says December 4, and white text that says: Annual Drug Price Transparency hearing on December 4, 2025 at 1:30 pm. Oregonians are encouraged to share their prescription drug story before or during the hearing at: dcbspage.org/RXSTORIES
Yesterday the #Oregon #PDAB met. Highlights include:
- New leadership
- Public comments
- Policy conversations
- Insulin affordability reviews
Next meeting is Nov. 19, 2025 at 8 am.
We'll keep you posted! #HealthPolicySky #ORPol
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Today is the last day to register to vote for the November 4 election. Check your Oregon registration status at oregonvotes.gov and make sure you'll get a ballot in your mailbox!
#OregonVotes #RegistertoVote #Elections #ORPol
Patients should always come over profits!
