running next month, they hope to turn a profit from private sales, even with higher prices than asian brands. >> hospitals and clinics and even end users are willing to pay that slight premium so that, you know, we're prepared for a future pandemic. >> reporter: it's still early days, but experts say it is essential for the u.s. to make more ppe at home. the question is. >> whether people will remember this and be willing to pay that premium in the medium term or is this just a short-term memory and soon people will go back to thinking about who is my lowest cost supplier. >> reporter: that may ultimately be what determines the success or failure of the new enterprises, whether they're expensive experiments or reduces americans' dependence on factories on the other side of the world. the medical supply chain expert does not think the government investment in ppe production is a viable long-term solution. he thinks that washington should