An Unanswered Letter to Roger Boissonneault

Christopher L. Jorgensen
P.O. Box 546
Ames, IA 50010
USA

January 26, 2011

Roger Boissonneault
Warner Chilcott plc
1 Grand Canal Square, Docklands
Dublin 2, Ireland

Dear Roger Boissonneault,

I don’t know if you’ve seen the video on the internet of some guy named Hank Green going apeshit over the price of Assacol HD going up 1200%, but if you haven’t, he’s quite mad about the increase. He gets so ranty that he’s downright inarticulate and a bit rude! I think he’d be better served at getting his point across in a politely worded letter. To prove this I am writing you such a letter.

Now, I am sure there are reasons for the costs going up that much. It probably has something to do with ObamaCare and the lack of a rational US healthcare system, but 1200% still seems like a lot to me. So I figured, since I actually took the time to write, you could perhaps take the time to respond. Letting Mr. Green know a reason why his medication costs have gone through the roof would probably take the wind right out of him. I’m sure there’s a logical explanation, so what is it?

By the way, I looked up “ulcerative colitis” and I think Mr. Green is lucky there is a drug to help him at all! If I had “ulcerative colitis” I’d probably be a bit grouchy as well, so perhaps that explains some of the tone of his video.

Sincerely,

Christopher L. Jorgensen