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https://slatestarcodex.com/2016/08/29/reverse-voxsplaining-drugs-vs-chairs/

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[Content note: this is pretty much a rehash of things\xa0I\u2019ve said before, and that\xa0other\xa0people\xa0have\xa0addressed\xa0much\xa0more\xa0eloquently. My only excuse for wasting your time with it again is that SOMEHOW THE MESSAGE STILL HASN\u2019T SUNK IN. Pitching this as \u201cmarket\u201d vs. \u201cgovernment\u201d is overly simplistic, but maybe if I am overly simplistic sometimes then it will sink in better.]

EpiPens, useful medical devices which reverse potentially fatal allergic reactions, have recently quadrupled in price, putting pressure on allergy sufferers and those who care for them. Vox writes that this\xa0\u201ctells us a lot about what\u2019s wrong with American health care\u201d\xa0\u2013 namely that we don\u2019t regulate it enough:

The story of Mylan\u2019s giant EpiPen price increase is, more fundamentally, a story about America\u2019s unique drug pricing policies. We are the only developed nation that lets drugmakers set their own prices, maximizing profits the same way sellers of chairs, mugs, shoes, or any other manufactured goods would.