CONTACT YOUR POLICYMAKERS
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
* As of January 2023, the following 19 Medicaid programs have removed prior authorization for most patients entirely: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Idaho, Indiana, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New Hampshire, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Texas, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin.
Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation & National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable, Hepatitis C: State of Medicaid Access (2023), www.stateofhepc.org
A+
PA removed for most patients; no other restrictions
A
PA removed for most patients; minimal restrictions
B
PA removed for most patients; some restrictions OR
PA required for all patients; minimal restrictions
PA required for all patients; minimal restrictions
C
PA required for all patients; some restrictions
D
PA required for all patients; many restrictions
F
PA required for all patients; harsh restrictions
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