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"I pay about $10 a pen, insurance pays about $100 per (even after the price increase)." You don't have your facts straight and seem unaware of the more recent
by mrb 10y ago
"I pay about $10 a pen, insurance pays about $100 per (even after the price increase)."
You don't have your facts straight and seem unaware of the more recent increases. The price for a set of 2 pens was:
$103.50 in 2009
$264.50 in July 2013
$461.00 in May 2015
$608.61 in May 2016
Source: http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/08/22/epipen-price-rise-sparks-concern-for-allergy-sufferers/ http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/08/22/epipen-price-rise-s...
You say you + your insurance pay $110 per pen, so $220 for a set, so you seem to be paying the price as of right before May 2015, and you haven't bought a pen since then. You might be in for a big surprise next time you have to buy one.
- draker 10y ago>you seem to be paying the price as of right before May 2015, and you haven't bought a pen since then. You might be in for a big surprise next time you have to buy one. Express scripts co-pay has only gone up $0.45 in that time.^1 >Express Scripts says it has been able to hold costs steady for its members: its commercially insured population has seen their co-payments for EpiPen go from $73.05 in January 2015 to $73.50 in July 2016, even though the price of EpiPen rose by 51% over that period of time. [1]http://www.forbes.com/sites/matthewherper/2016/08/30/the-consumer-rip-off-at-the-heart-of-the-epipen-scandal/2/#3cbe4a767187 http://www.forbes.com/sites/matthewherper/2016/08/30/the-con...