We recently put together an agreement in South Carolina and now some other states, private insurers and for Medicaid and Medicare to pay for sickle cell anemia treatment. Cost of that treatment is a million dollars. It cures sickle cell anemia, but it's a million dollars. If we could get a brand name drug, I mean if we can get a generic drug, Biosimilar, that does the exact same thing for a fraction of the cost, we can make that treatment available in every state. (33:36–33:43)
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