States going at slow pace developing hepatitis plans.
Hindered by lack of federal funds and patient advocacy, only a few states have hepatitis prevention plans in place, according to a recently completed survey. Despite high rates of hepatitis infection in HIV-positive patients, nearly half of surveyed states offered no hepatitis C virus counseling and testing at publicly funded sites.
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