There’s a new drug on the market that’s up to 99 percent effective at curing hepatitis C, an often deadly liver virus. The drug is known as “V-pak.”
Some Georgians will get it.
But thousands of HIV-positive Georgians, who also have hepatitis C, won't.
The reason? Cost.
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Thursday, January 29, 2015
Expensive Hepatitis C Cure ─ Georgia Decides Who Gets It, Who Doesn't
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access restrictions,
Georgia,
medicaid,
NPR,
V-pak
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