Manchin’s daughter creating another uproar

Heather Manchin Bresch is upping her game.

Senator John Manchin’s daughter, CEO of Mylan Pharmaceuticals, was given a master’s degree in 2008 that she didn’t earn from WVU because the university faked courses and grades to make it happen to please then-Governor Manchin.

Heather Manchin Bresch

WVU president Mike Garrison and three others resigned because it happened on their watch and the master’s degree was rescinded after public outrage hit the fan.

Heather attended WVU in 1998 but did not earn enough credits.

Later, Mylan CEO Heather purchased Abbott Laboratories' non-U.S. generic pharmaceuticals division for $5.3 billion, moved Abbott’s generic business to a new company headquartered in the Netherlands on paper and Mylan became a “foreign” company, an inversion tactic that cut Mylan’s tax rate in half in five years, leaving U.S. taxpayers to make up the difference.

Well, Heather has been busy, this time creating a national outrage.

She acquired the patent for the EpiPen in 2007, when the lifesaving device cost $56.64. By the time that Mylan controlled 85% of the EpiPen market, Heather jacked up the price to $317.82 – a 461% increase – and gave herself a 671% pay raise, from $2.4 million in 2007 to $18.9 million in 2015.

All this for a device that injects $1 worth of drugs into the thigh to combat a variety of allergies.

Up to 40% of children have allergies, which means they may be subjected to Heather’s pay-or-die policy. Up to 15 million Americans have food allergies.

Remember, most parents follow doctor’s orders to have at least two EpiPens in case one doesn't do the job. If they do, it would cost $635.64.

The drug in EpiPen Auto‑Injector is epinephrine. It constricts blood vessels to increase blood pressure, relaxes smooth muscles in the lungs to reduce wheezing and improve breathing, stimulates the heart (increases heart rate) and works to reduce hives and swelling that may occur around the face and lips.

The U.S. military developed epinephrine to combat nerve agents used in chemical warfare. Commercially, it combats anaphylaxis.

Ironically, every person that enters Mountaineer Field’s north entrance to watch WVU play football sees a sign that says:

“Milan Puskar Stadium.”

 The late Mike Puskar donated $13 million to get his name on Mountaineer Field.

But football is a game. The Epi-Pen involves a struggle to stay alive.

For a price.

Don’t just take my word for it. Click on  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/a-call-for-mylan-ceo-heather-bresch-to-reduce-epipen_us_57bddc84e4b06384eb3de642 and read a demand that Heather reduce the EpiPen price and resign rather than force my families to choose between food and the death of their child.

Senator Manchin's response: No comment.

Hmnnn. If another company were doing this, I wonder if Joe would have no comment.

One solution: Buy Epi-Pens in Canada for $107 to $218. You'll save enough money to pay for the trip, and Canada is a fun place to visit.