Painful Choices: your medicine or your rent Many Americans are forced to decide if they can afford needed medication because drug prices are so high. This is no good. This article highlights trends-and concrete steps-Americans can take to reduce the cost of prescription medication. Selected Excerpt: “Seeing a patient give up needed medication or struggle to pay for food or housing because of high drug costs is devastating,” says Marvin M. Lipman, M.D., Consumer Reports’ chief medical adviser. “While it’s not always possible to limit those costs, it often is.” …see more