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Another ‘how to do it’ good news public health story, for the US & other countries to learn from *if they want to*: “Egypt eliminated hepatitis C for a cost to the government of roughly $45 per person treated. The United States plan costs more than 10 times that per person and takes 5 times as long. The gap reflects a fragmented insurance system, uneven Medicaid coverage, restrictive prior authorization and the absence of a national setup that connects screening, confirmation and treatment in one visit.
“The results from Taiwan show that an effective health system and a modest budget can push hepatitis C to the edge of extinction in five years. It confirms that the seven steps in our roadmap describe not a theory but a working plan. It has already been tested in Egypt, Georgia and Pakistan, and is now being tested in central Taiwan. What is missing in the United States is not the science. It is the decision to build one connected system, pay for it and finish the job.”
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