Virginians with chronic diseases urge Youngkin to sign bill creating a prescription drug affordability board

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Without prescription drugs, Charlottesville resident Mara Shapiro and Norfolk resident Jillian Goodwin would be very different people.

“I would be really, really sick, I would be losing a lot of weight, I would be struggling to eat, I would be spending a lot of time in the bathroom,” said Shapiro, who has Crohn’s disease.

“I was approaching the point of needing a double lung transplant,” said Goodwin, who has cystic fibrosis…

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