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Eliminating Hepatitis C in the United States

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The Paradox of Hepatitis C

2.4 million people in the U.S. are infected with hepatitis C, and 40% have not been tested. Only about a third of those who have some type of public or private insurance are actually treated. The cost is still pretty high, Kirsten: $20,000 per patient even for somebody on Medicaid. You can't imagine a more wonderful viral story in terms of a cure than this one," she says.

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