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(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Heath News)<\/p>\n

Valerie Green is still waiting to be cured.<\/p>\n

The Delaware resident was diagnosed with hepatitis C more than two years ago, but she doesn\u2019t qualify yet for the\u00a0Medicaid program\u2019s criteria for treatment with a new class of highly effective but pricey drugs.\u00a0The recent approval of a\u00a0less expensive drug that generally cures hepatitis C in just eight weeks\u00a0may make it easier for more insurers and correctional facilities\u00a0to expand treatment. Continue reading article here…<\/a><\/p>\n

Kaiser Health News is a nonprofit national health policy news service that is part of the nonpartisan Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation.<\/p>\n

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