'We don't get to use the 'eliminate' word all that often with a disease that's taking hundreds of thousands — of lives every year, but we have that opportunity with hepatitisC.' HCV LiverTwitter
WASHINGTON, DC —"We don't get to use the 'eliminate' word all that often with a disease that's taking thousands or tens of thousands — or worldwide, hundreds of thousands — of lives every year, but we have that opportunity withSo said Francis S.
"A wonderful story, one of the most exciting stories that's come out of biomedical research in the last couple of decades," he said. Furthermore, CDC data from 2019 and 2020 show that, of persons with a diagnosis of HCV infection, only 23% of those on Medicaid, 28% of those on Medicare, and 35% of those with private insurance were treated for their infections.
"Does that make sense to you?" Collins asked."You've got a cure for a liver disease, and you have to wait and show that the liver's been damaged before you receive it?Collins also pointed out that we're dealing with hard-to-reach populations , and people who are in tough times."Anything that you put in the way as a barrier is going to make this worse in terms of its ability to be implemented," he said.
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