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Email your governor and state Medicaid director today urging them to commit to lifting these barriers for Medicaid beneficiaries to eliminate hepatitis C.
2.4 MILLION AMERICANS
ARE LIVING WITH THE HEPATITIS C VIRUS
Hepatitis C is our nation’s deadliest bloodborne infectious disease, yet many state Medicaid programs have discriminatory restrictions that keep Americans from being cured and stop us from ending the epidemic.
SEE HOW YOUR STATE MATCHES UP
* The following states have removed prior authorization for most patients entirely: Alaska, California, Idaho, Indiana, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin.
Latest News
West Virginia Increases Access to Hepatitis C Treatment for State Medicaid Beneficiaries
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE West Virginia Increases Access to Hepatitis C Treatment for State Medicaid Beneficiaries The state recently lifted its prescriber restrictions and sobriety restrictions, joining a growing number of… [Read More]
Access Denied: CHLPI at Harvard Law School and NVHR Launch New Analysis of How State Medicaid Programs Perpetuate Inequities in Hepatitis C Treatment
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Access Denied: CHLPI at Harvard Law School and NVHR Launch New Analysis of How State Medicaid Programs Perpetuate Inequities in Hepatitis C Treatment The Hepatitis C: State… [Read More]
Idaho, Massachusetts and New Hampshire All Improve Access to Hepatitis C Treatment for Medicaid Patients
Three state Medicaid programs have eliminated prior authorizations for hepatitis C treatment for most patients, joining a growing number of states to increase access to treatment for Medicaid recipients. WASHINGTON,… [Read More]
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