Hey John,

Have I told you about my nut allergy?

Almonds, pecans, walnuts, and hazelnuts are no-can-do for me. Cashews are magically okay, and peanuts are fine because they are legumes(!). I’m also allergic to fish, despite the fact that my mom used to regularly make me tuna sandwiches growing up.1

Why am I telling you any of this? (It’s not just for sympathy.) I’m telling you because pharmaceutical companies charge astronomical prices for medication that literally could be the difference between going to the Emergency Room for a severe, possibly life-threatening allergic reaction and a scary-but-ultimately-okay-and-you’ll-laugh-about-it-later night out with friends.

It’s preposterous, and we’ve got to force Big Pharma to stop price-gouging medications like epinephrine and insulin — that’s a fight I am very eager to take on, to put it very mildly. Chip in now to help send me to Congress so I can fight back against Big Pharma for all the kids like me with severe nut allergies.

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I have carried around an epi-pen since my youth, and while I have luckily never needed to use it,2 I am shocked every time I refill my prescription.

Back in 2016, a two pack of epi-pens — which administers a dose of epinephrine that prevents people from going into severe (again, life-threatening) anaphylactic shock — cost $700.

Seven. HUNDRED. Dollars.

To make matters worse, in 2007 the exact same device with the exact same dosage cost. . . $94. That’s an almost 750% increase over 9 years.

You might be thinking to yourself, “Huh, that’s weird. I wonder why that happened.” Well I’ll tell you why it happened: a Big Pharma corporation called Mylan bought up the entire epi-pen market. With no competition, they greedily jacked prices up with no government accountability.

There was such an outcry at this price spike that Mylan was forced to recalibrate and come out with generic versions (yay!), but today a two-pack of epi-pens costs more than $300 (no!). That is still far beyond the reach of so many parents who just want to protect their kids from things like bee stings3 that kids encounter constantly.

I, for one, am fed up with it. Make a contribution now so I can go to Washington, hold Big Pharma accountable, and prevent them from pricing medications like insulin and epinephrine (that’s just the beginning of the list) out of affordability from millions of Americans who need them.


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Thanks for reading.

Eddie



1: My mom was not in the wrong here. I insisted on these sandwiches. However, I have a long list of friends and family who have (supposedly accidentally) poisoned me. I forgive them. Mostly.

2: I did once accidentally stab myself with an epi-pen in a moment of distress. 0/10. Would not recommend.

3: Or foods! I can’t tell you how many times I’ve eaten a cookie that I thought was safe, only to find out it sneakily had nuts. And I am supposedly much savvier than a child. So, please don’t be offended if you offer me a cookie and I refuse. It could have been manufactured alongside a tree nut!

Eddie Geller is an activist, millenial, and former comedian running to bring real representation to the people of Florida's 15th District, and flip a longtime Republican seat in the process. As your Congressman, he’ll fight for the issues that matter most to Floridians: good paying jobs, affordable health care, fighting the climate crisis, and defending our democracy. Chip in now to help Eddie's campaign flip FL-15 blue!
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