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<blockquote data-quote="AppleCori" data-source="post: 667114" data-attributes="member: 16024"><p>From what I hear, the new treatment is available through Medicaid and within the Prison system only for the people with severe liver damage. Others must wait. Not sure how this is distributed in the VA system, but likely to be the same situation, with people waiting quite a long time for any treatment.</p><p></p><p>Interferon works well on certain types of Hep C (there were 3 known types about 10 years ago, when my step-brother had it, maybe more have been identified now). One type has a cure rate of over 90%, the other two around 50%, at least that was the info from 10 years ago. It would make sense to use the interferon first, at least for the people with the types that respond well to it.</p><p></p><p>But eradication should be a priority.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AppleCori, post: 667114, member: 16024"] From what I hear, the new treatment is available through Medicaid and within the Prison system only for the people with severe liver damage. Others must wait. Not sure how this is distributed in the VA system, but likely to be the same situation, with people waiting quite a long time for any treatment. Interferon works well on certain types of Hep C (there were 3 known types about 10 years ago, when my step-brother had it, maybe more have been identified now). One type has a cure rate of over 90%, the other two around 50%, at least that was the info from 10 years ago. It would make sense to use the interferon first, at least for the people with the types that respond well to it. But eradication should be a priority. [/QUOTE]
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