Achieving health equity to eliminate racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic disparities in HBV- and HCV-associated liver disease

Despite the overall success in the fight against viral hepatitis, there remain racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic disparities in the incidence and prevalence of acute and chronic viral hepatitis, the outcomes of chronic viral hepatitis, and health care access and quality. Numerous federal and community initiatives are aimed at overcoming these discrepancies.