Erin Gilmer (September 27, 1982 – July 7, 2021) was an American disability activist and lawyer.[1] She was known for her work aimed at lowering drug prices and making health care provisions more compassionate.
Biography
editGilmer was born in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, to Carol Yvonne Troyer and Thomas S. Gilmer, respectively a pharmacist and physician. She studied psychology and economics at the University of Colorado, Boulder, and in 2008 graduated from its law school with a Juris Doctor degree. She then moved to Texas and worked for various health care nonprofits as well as the state government before returning to Denver in 2012. She died in Centennial in 2021. The reported cause was suicide.[1]
Activism
editGilmer was known for protesting increase of insulin price,[2] and for her work to authorize pharmacists to deliver drugs for chronically ill patients who are unable to renew their prescription due to the unavailability of their physician.[3] She was involved as a patient-expert in medical research.[4] She had a number of complicated health conditions and wanted to help other people in similar situations.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Risen, Clay (2021-07-17). "Erin Gilmer, Disability Rights Activist, Dies at 38". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-07-18.
- ^ "How Much Difference Will Eli Lilly's Half-Price Insulin Make?". NPR.org. Retrieved 2021-07-18.
- ^ "Law allows patients to get medications without a prescription in emergency cases". KUSA.com. October 2019. Retrieved 2021-07-18.
- ^ "Erin Gilmer: Disability rights advocate dies by suicide hours after cryptic tweet". meaww.com. 9 July 2021. Retrieved 2021-07-18.