http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/04/opinion/sunday/the-lesson-of-epipens-why-drug-prices-spike-again-and-again.html?_r=0
Right now there is a debate about how certain drugs are being priced like epinephrine in an Epipen (an EpiPen is shot used when a person goes into anaphylactic shock). This headline truly reached out to me because I have had to carry an EpiPen around with me since I was about two because of my severe peanut allergy.
The price of an EpiPen has drastically increased since and now people are wondering why. My allergist has always told me I have to carry two in case one malfunctions, so it adds up quickly. If a person, who needs and epi-pen, does not have insurance they cast cost up to $600 per pack of two today. In late 2013 a pack of EpiPens was only $250. The vast majority of EpiPens are thrown away after 12 months because they expire and have to be replaced and can cost up to another whopping $600.
There are many solutions to this price debacle; a national body could set price ceilings for essentials medicines or we could let the insurance pay for more of the cost. I personally side with the latter.
This can be a very dangerous thing for families that do not have the money to pay for the Epi-Pen, and they instead just let their child go without because they can't afford it. Because of this, the child could end up in the hospital. I agree, insurance should pay for this.
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