Lawmakers question if EpiPen maker stiffed Medicaid

Published September 2, 2016 4:41pm ET



Leading Democrats want to know if drug maker Mylan avoided for decades paying a higher Medicaid rebate for the EpiPen, whose $600 price tag has infuriated lawmakers.

Rep. Frank Pallone, D-N.J., and Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., wrote to Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell Friday asking about the status of the rebate for Mylan’s EpiPen. The letter is the latest inquiry from Congress into a startling 400 percent price hike for the life-saving allergy treatment.

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