According to the latest issue of hepmag.com, "less than 10 percent of the at least 3.5 million Americans living with HCV have received treatment so far".
Citing a report by gizmodo.com, the hepmag article goes on to say that a recent study by the University of Pennsylvania shows that "despite the availability of new regimens, and changes in the restrictions of these therapies, denial [of payment by insurance companies] has remained high and increased over time.”
Study author Vincent Lo Re said: "Here’s a disease that’s curable, that can be eliminated as a public health problem, but we don’t have the will to do it".
https://www.hepmag.com/article/private-insurance-companies-still-paying-hep-c-treatment?utm_source=phplist752&utm_medium=email&utm_content=HTML&utm_campaign=Private+Insurers+Still+Not+Paying+for+Hep+C+Treatment+
https://gizmodo.com/theres-a-cure-for-hepatitis-c-but-insurance-companies-1826638799