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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.
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* 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
HealthDay: Hepatitis C Infection Can Kill, But Less Than a Third of Patients Get Treatment
HealthDay: Hepatitis C Infection Can Kill, But Less Than a Third of Patients Get Treatment By Robin Foster and Ernie Mundell | HealthDay | August 10, 2022 WEDNESDAY, Aug. 10,… [Read More]
USA Today: Fewer than a third of insured Americans with hepatitis C receive timely treatment, CDC study shows
USA Today: Fewer than a third of insured Americans with hepatitis C receive timely treatment, CDC study shows By Ariana Rodriguez | USA Today | August 9, 2022 More than… [Read More]
CHLPI & NVHR Statement on New CDC Data Revealing Impact of Insurance Barriers on Hepatitis C Treatment Access
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CHLPI & NVHR Statement on New CDC Data Revealing Impact of Insurance Barriers on Hepatitis C Treatment Access WASHINGTON, D.C. (August 9, 2022) – The Center for… [Read More]
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