Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 Oct 2018
Trump and his team fight for health consumers, starting with drug price transparency
22 October 2018 - Drugs like EpiPen have exorbitant prices due to price gouging. The Trump administration is taking steps to combat unfair prices and protect consumers.
A few weeks ago I picked up my beat-up old car from the shop, only to discover from the itemized bill I received that my mechanic had charged me for an inspection I’d already had a month before. When I produced the original receipt he was very apologetic because he knew there was an equally good repair shop down the road. Price transparency and competition at work!
The same day, my nut-allergic son unknowingly ate a piece of key lime pie for dessert that included a hidden almond paste. The restaurant’s lack of ingredient transparency led to a severe allergic reaction and an emergency room visit where my son received two Mylan EpiPens, intravenous steroids and anti-histamines. His expensive overnight stay was billed to our insurance but I only knew about the $100 copay. The EpiPens alone must have cost several hundreds of dollars, but I was insulated from sticker shock.
