We Must Find a Way to Lower the Price of the EpiPen Alternatives

  The idea that someone could die for lack of having EpiPen due to its high price is surely morally revolting. What to do? We should first follow the lead of Ohio and its former governor, John Kasich. When the doctor specifies EpiPen on the prescription, pharmacies are allowed to substitute less expensive alternatives. While it would seem this would solve the problem, I called up a pharmacy in Ohio, to find if the law was working, and was told the alternatives are running but maybe $50 cheaper. So, needing more, let's add a second layer to what we do. Let us seek instate drug makers to manufacture alternatives, and work with them to offer a product that is less expensive. I don't know but what it eventually reaches a point that you just have to cap the price, but in this case, it seems the alternative offerings should be lowering prices. So, let's push to make that work first.