Dustin Burrows: “In the United States, [the hepatitis C drug Sovaldi] costs…”

“And you do some investigation, you find out, for instance, there's a hepatitis C drug that actually cures hepatitis C, which of course, the state of Texas is largely paying for in its prison population. And In the United States, [the hepatitis C drug Sovaldi] costs $84,000 for a full round of treatment. You can go to Egypt, same manufacturer, same supplier, same distribution lines Same marketing, everything, and it costs $800 for the same round of treatment.” (04:41–04:45)

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