What The Mylan Epipen Scandal Tells Us About American Capitalism
Few business practices better illustrate the illegitimacy of our current system of rentier-capitalism than the pharmaceutical giant Mylan jacking up the price of Epipens. It’s the outcome of a rigged system that would be prohibited in any nation with a national health care system.
About 15 million Americans depend on these vital drug delivery devices to quickly administer antidotes to severe allergic reactions. What would cost a family in any other major nation about $50 per dose for this life-saving medicine now costs Americans over $600.
About 15 million Americans depend on these vital drug delivery devices to quickly administer antidotes to severe allergic reactions. What would cost a family in any other major nation about $50 per dose for this life-saving medicine now costs Americans over $600.