"Only 36.5 percent of the 16,000 substance use treatment facilities in the U.S. offered testing for hepatitis C in 2024, according to a national survey by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Just 17 percent offered medications for hepatitis C treatment."
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US overlooks drug treatment centers in hepatitis C fight
MANCHESTER and LONDON, England — Alison Starkie spends her days tracking down people who need testing or treatment for hepatitis C, especially those who are unhoused or actively using drugs.Jessie Hellmann (Roll Call)
