CommonHealth: Prisoners And State Settle Lawsuit Over Hepatitis C Treatment

A settlement was reached last week in a class action lawsuit over treating Massachusetts prisoners for Hepatitis C. Massachusetts prisoners with advanced cases of Hepatitis C will receive the expensive treatment within 18 months of the deal's approval, according to an agreement reached between counsel for the prisoners and the state.

Carey Goldberg, reporter for WBUR's CommonHealth. She tweets @commonhealth.