Social Determinants of Health and their Impact on Access to Medicines

PhRMA believes that diversity, equity and inclusion are essential to the discovery of new medicines and that people of all ethnic and racial backgrounds should have equitable access to treatment. To illuminate inequities in the health care system, PhRMA created this exercise to simulate the patient experience of acquiring prescription medicines in an effort to paint a real picture of the social and structural factors many Americans face that impact their health and ability to access medicines.