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You shouldn't have to choose between filling your prescriptions and paying bills | Kiah Williams

You shouldn't have to choose between filling your prescriptions and paying bills | Kiah Williams

FromTED Health


You shouldn't have to choose between filling your prescriptions and paying bills | Kiah Williams

FromTED Health

ratings:
Length:
8 minutes
Released:
Nov 24, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

As prescription drug costs skyrocket in the US, thousands of people are forced to forgo lifesaving medications -- all while manufacturers and health care facilities systematically destroy perfectly good, surplus pills. Kiah Williams shares how SIRUM -- a nonprofit that delivers unused medications to families who need them most -- plans to drive down prescription prices by recycling almost a billion dollars' worth of medications in the next five years. (This ambitious plan is a part of the Audacious Project, TED's initiative to inspire and fund global change.)
Released:
Nov 24, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

From way-new medical breakthroughs to smart daily health habits, doctors and researchers share their discoveries about medicine and well-being onstage at the TED conference, TEDx events and partner events around the world. You can also download these and many other videos free on TED.com, with an interactive English transcript and subtitles in up to 80 languages. TED is a nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading.