8 The QUEE NS Courier • AUGUST 25, 2016 for breaking news visit www.qns.com EpiPen prices are skyrocketing, and a local congresswoman wants to know why By Suzanne Monteverdi [email protected] @smont76 A local representative has put pen to paper and called for a formal look into the enormous EpiPen price hike. Congresswoman Grace Meng has called for a Congressional hearing examining details surrounding the exorbitant 400 percent price increase of the life-saving EpiPen device. “Thousands of Americans rely on EpiPens in a given year, and perhaps no time is more important in the purchasing of these devices than the beginning of a new school year,” said Meng in a release. EpiPens are injection devices used to treat severe allergic reactions in emergency situations. It injects a measured ONSITE DOCTORS • EYE EXAMS • CONTACTS • 1 HOUR SERVICE • VISION PLANS ACCEPTED • SUNGLASSES • LOWEST PRICES WE ARE A GVS & DAVIS VISION PROVIDER Back to School BAY TERRACE SHOPPING CENTER 211-51 26 AVENUE • BAYSIDE, NY 11360 718.631.3699 *FREE Eye Exam with the purchase of glasses. Contact Lens Exam and fitting add’l. *See store for details. $9999 NO-LINE BIFOCAL EYEGLASSES Includes: EYE EXAM, No-Line Bifocal Lenses & Frame Select frame with select clear plastic no-line bifocal lenses\ +/- 4 sph., 2cyl. up to 2.50 add. Not valid with any other offers, sales, vision plans or packages. Must present prior to purchase. Some restrictions apply, see store for details. Offer valid at this location only. Expires 9/30/16 $99 bestof.qns.com VOTE FOR US A QUEENS COURIER AND QNS.COM CONTEST DISPOSABLE CONTACTS Includes: EYE EXAM, 2 Boxes of Lenses Clear Soft brand clear sphericalLenses/ *Contact lens fitting additional. Not valid with any other offers, sales, vision plans or packages. Must present prior to purchase. Offer valid at this location only. Some restrictions apply, see store for details. CHILDREN’S EYEWEAR 2 Pairs for $99 QC Expires 9/30/16 QC QC QC Expires 9/30/16 QC $9999 2 PAIRS OF EYEGLASSES Includes: EYE EXAM Select frames with clear plastic, single vision lenses+/- 4 sph., 2 cyl. Not valid with any other offers, sales, vision plans or packages. Must present prior to purchase. Offer valid at this location only. Some restrictions apply, see store for details Expires 9/30/16 $100 OFF Buy 1 Pair of Prescription Glasses and GET 2nd Pair FREE Includes: EYE EXAM. (From select group) Some restrictions apply. See Store for details. In stock items only. Includes polycarbonate lenses, plastic and metal frames. Select frames with clear plastic single vision lenses +/- 4 sph, 2 cyl. Must present prior to purchase. Offer valid at this locationonly. Not valid with any other offers, sales, vision plans, or packages. QC QC Expires 9/30/16 QC dose of the drug epinephrine into the body to counteract the effects of anaphylactic shock. Research estimates that 15 million Americans and 1 in 13 children suffer from severe food allergies. In 2007, Mylan N.V., a global generic and specialty pharmaceutical company, acquired the EpiPen. During that same year, an EpiPen cost an estimated $57. Today, one device can cost over $500, despite recent reports that the single-use mechanism injects less than one dollar’s worth of the drug. “It is unclear to me what warrants such a dramatic mark-up in price, and it is my hope that a hearing before your committee will answer that question,” said Meng in a letter sent Tuesday morning addressed to two judges on the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. “As a mother, and as a co-chair of the Bipartisan Congressional Kid’s’ Safety Caucus, I believe Americans have a right to know why access to this inexpensive to-produce device has been so severely constrained.” Photo via Greg Friese/Flickr EpiPen Auto-Injector in use. LAWMAKER MEETS WITH NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AT YWCA OF QUEENS Assemblywoman Nily Rozic recently met with Katherine Kim, executive director at the YWCA of Queens, in her district office this week. Earlier this year, Kim became the executive director and has since brought her experience on issues concerning children and families, hunger relief and economic mobility to the Queens community. Rozic and Kim discussed YWCA’s agenda for the remainder of the year, and future opportunities to collaborate on projects and events in district.
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