Hepatitis C: State of Medicaid Access – Hepatitis C is our nation's deadliest infectious disease, yet many state Medicaid programs have discriminatory restrictions that keep Americans from being cured and stop us from ending the epidemic.

2.4 Million Americans are living with the Hepatitis C virus

Hepatitis C is our nation's deadliest infectious disease, yet many state Medicaid programs have discriminatory restrictions that keep Americans from being cured and stop us from ending the epidemic.

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Iowa Lifts Barrier to Accessing Hepatitis C Treatment, but Some Discriminatory Restrictions Remain

Iowa Medicaid no longer requires severe liver damage for patients to access hepatitis C treatment, but strict sobriety and prescriber requirements continue to limit treatment availability. July 1, 2020 –...

Ohio Lifts Discriminatory Barriers to Accessing Hepatitis C Treatment

Increasing access to treatment will help Ohio increase hepatitis C treatment rates for more than 2.6 million Ohioans enrolled in Medicaid. May 21, 2020 – The National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable...

Puerto Rico Lifts Barriers to Accessing Hepatitis C Treatment

Increasing access to treatment will help Puerto Rico eliminate hepatitis C and improve treatment options for more than one million Puerto Ricans. April 27, 2020 – The National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable...

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