Our Stories Rx

10/22/2026

Our Stories Rx is a storytelling project that elevates voices from across the health care system to drive legislative reforms, bringing accountability to an otherwise opaque industry.

Share your story: https://ourstoriesrx.com/share-your-story/

10/20/2026

"Patients want medical advances, and they want choices. If we demonize new versions of existing medicines, we won’t just harm innovation, we will harm medical outcomes for the people who depend on them."
https://ipwatchdog.com/2026/10/04/when-did-medical-innovation-become-bad-thing/

10/15/2026

: Where state reform efforts stand this fall: https://www.managedhealthcareexecutive.com/view/faq-state-pbm-reform-in-2026-what-s-new-since-spring

10/13/2026

"From 2021 to 2023, payments for their affected drugs rose about $800 million even as claims fell and the number of beneficiaries remained similar."

The program is in need of federal reform: https://www.statnews.com/2026/10/08/340b-drug-discount-program-cms-reform-proposal/

10/08/2026

"The goal of these campaigns is always to redirect attention and deflect blame. And without fail, executive fingers always point to –who we are told are using too many health care services–and to their “greedy” health care providers."

https://healthcareuncovered.substack.com/p/unitedhealth-wants-to-shine-sunlight

10/06/2026

“The very fact that one company controls so much of America’s healthcare is what makes it so infuriating when you see just how bad people’s experiences with it can be.”

More on from Last Week Tonight with John Oliver:

Ahead of Luigi Mangione’s sentencing, the Last Week Tonight host looked into the corporate healthcare behemoth that is UnitedHealth Group

10/01/2026

"Where United is genuinely different is in its size because, remember, it is the third largest company in America. And the way it got that big was by expanding into other non-insurance areas of health care."

https://healthcareuncovered.substack.com/p/john-oliver-takes-on-unitedhealth

09/29/2026

: "90% of polled likely voters said they trust their own doctor more than their insurance company to decide which medication is right for them."

Read more:

A national survey among 1,400 likely voters between August 22-25, 2026, showed that: Read the report below.

09/24/2026

With every story, we are challenging the status quo of prescription access and affordability.

Tell your story today: https://ourstoriesrx.com/share-your-story/

09/22/2026

"PBMs will be limited to bona fide service fees, defined as fair-market-value payments for itemized services actually performed and not passed through to a client."

New reforms are coming: https://www.pharmacytimes.com/view/the-pbm-reform-clock-is-running-to-2028-here-s-what-independent-pharmacies-should-do