mr. mannis was paying $360 a month. today he is paying $1,800 a month. this story unfortunately is outrageous as it is is not an isolated story. the "times" reports that this year alone, valiant has raised the prices of its drugs by an average of 66%. when valiant acquired salex pharmaceuticals earlier this year, it raised the price of its diabetic drug glumetsa by 800%. again, these are drugs that have been out there, they don't need to recoup their costs of research and development. these are drugs that have been used for many years, significantly lower price. they buy these companies, the drugs and jack the price up. after valiant acquired the drug izuprel which treats slow or irregular heart rate, it raised the price by more than $30,000. valiant's investors and its billionaire c.e.o. are, of course, getting rich, but always on the backs of america's seniors and american taxpayers who pay the price. seniors on medicare face skyrocketing bills for life-saving drugs they cannot afford. insurance companies sometimes stop covering drugs all together. jan