Hep C is treatable, but still claiming lives. Can Biden's 5-year plan eliminate it?

An estimated 40% of the more than 2 million people in the U.S. who are infected don't even know they have hepatitis C.

Rick Jaenisch went through treatment six times before his hepatitis C was cured in 2017 .

A proposal by the Biden administrationaims to change that.

$12.3 billion , five-year initiative to eliminate hepatitis C included in Biden 's 2024 budget proposal.

Program would speed up the approval of point-of-care diagnostic tests, allow patients to be screened and begin treatment in a single visit.

Advocates are pleased that the virus is finally getting the attention they believe it deserves.