. >>> much of the recent outrage orover rising rice rising pricer prescription drugs is martin screlling. he decided it would be okay to 500%. his business plans involve buying old prescription drugs and jacking up their prices. the the plan is that undermining the strategy by speeding up the approval process by competitors to older drugs which are made by just one company. but older drugs are not the only problem. in 2014, overall spending on prescription drugs in america billion. this is five times the increase from the year before. one big reason for that spike: expensive new drugs that can cure hepatitis c. an estimated 3.5 million americans are infected by hepatitis c. it's a potential fatal virus that can kim. often in effect drunk users that share dirt 80ed in les. cure rate for helpc called harvoni, made by a company called gilliad scientists. one time cost of harvoni appeals in comparison to the lifetime cost of treating the disease but the huge price tag seems to be key reason many patients who are prescribed harvoni are denied approval of the drug. a man name id gene calvo, wh