
TED Tech You shouldn't have to choose between filling your prescriptions and paying bills | Kiah Williams
Aug 19, 2022
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Impossible Choices
- Kimberley had to choose between food and medicine.
- Debby couldn't afford both medicine and bills.
Medication Non-Adherence Mortality
- 10,000 people die monthly from not taking needed medications.
- This exceeds deaths from opioid overdoses and car accidents combined.
Waste and Lack of Access
- 10 million adults lack access to affordable medication.
- $10 billion of unused medicine is wasted, highlighting a systemic injustice.
