Coalition seeks funding for HCV/HIV co-infection. Integrating services makes economic, medical sense.
With Hepatitis C virus infecting up to 40% of HIV-positive patients, liver disease has become the leading cause of death in AIDS patients. And yet funding for hepatitis screening and treatment is inadequate, and states must use creative strategies to integrate HCV screening into existing HIV services.
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