re EpiPen outrage: Silicon Valley engineers figure real cost to make lifesaving auto-injector two-pack - about $8

["David Farber" <farber () gmail com>]

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Subject: Re: [IP] EpiPen outrage: Silicon Valley engineers figure real cost to make lifesaving auto-injector two-pack - 
about $8
Date: October 4, 2016 at 7:03:31 AM EDT
To: dave () farber net

> The retail price is even steeper ??? the list price at CVS pharmacy,
> for example, is $733. Mylan insists most patients pay less than $50 out
> of pocket for a two-pack [...]

My insurance (Cigna) won't cover it.  Out-of-pocket cost to me is
about $650.  And I can't really skip it: I work part-time/seasonally as
a river guide, which puts me a long way from professional medical help.






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