As the price of prescriptions skyrockets, more people are choosing to forgo necessary medications because they can't afford them. A 2014 New York Times/CBS News poll found that 25 percent of families were skipping doses due to cost, and a recent study said the same thing about 17 percent of Georgia families.
Now, new drug donation program Good Pill is offering an alternative. Since opening in January, it has helped over 1,000 Georgians access medications they need. Read more.
On this week’s Georgia Health Report, host Lauren Baggett and Andy Miller discuss why these programs are so necessary.