Liars, cheaters, uncaring, greeeeeeeeed and terrible corporate citizens.
The ceo of mylan pharmacuticals made over two million last year. This year she will make over 18 million. This company makes the epi pens and says it only makes one hundred dollars per pen yet the ceo says she is blessed. What do u think??
The medical industry, from A to Z, is totally out of hand. Some US citizens can't afford to stay healthy and I find that pathetic.
Dear Otis,
I have two comments for you...first of all, as a retired health professional, I will say that US medicine does not have a viable philosophy of healing. Not room here to explain that - but since they basically don't know what they are doing, they bluff through high costs.
The second observation (have already discussed this with a few Blurters) is that I think our economy is a sophisticated version of the old European feudal system, with corporations as lords of the manor.
These epi-pens prevent death by anaphylactic shock, and not to make them freely accessible should be criminal.
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Then just to wrap up, here is a quote from William Jennings Bryan ($ figure outdated now, but the concept holds):
"No one can earn a million dollars honestly."
I read this article about it and one lady said the last prescription of two of those "pens" cost her $1200.00 ! It's a good idea but with the price increase? Who can afford to use them? These companies are rolling in the dough at our expense.
Complex subject as has been indicated.
And then there is always the issue of how to distribute resources in a world of scarcity.
But I am sure she is blessed----probably quite frequently by those who have to fork over $600 to possibly prevent their childs death.