October 15, 2015
Since 2013 a new series of medications has offered patients with hepatitis C something radical – a 90 to 99 percent cure rate.
September 15, 2015
Hepatitis C patients have a one in four chance of receiving curative treatment on their initial request, a new Yale University School of Medicine study reveals.
July 28, 2015
Curing hepatitis C before senior citizens age into Medicare could save tens of thousands of lives. And as a new study from Milliman reports, it could also save the Medicare system $3.9 billion over 10 years.
July 8, 2015
New cures have stirred high hopes for the millions of Americans infected with hepatitis C.
July 6, 2015
A new study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine raises a provocative question about hepatitis C care: Does state rationing of new cures violate federal Medicaid law? The study, released June 30, examines which states limit Medicaid patients’ access to the hepatitis C cure sofosbuvir.
July 1, 2015
As many as 5 million Americans are infected with hepatitis C, a virus that is slowly wreaking havoc on their…
June 23, 2015
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs may soon join the ranks of entities curbing patient access in an attempt to balance the budget.
May 26, 2015
While states across the country grapple with the Medicaid population’s need for costly hepatitis C cures, Connecticut has taken a bold stand for patient access.
April 21, 2015
Recently introduced federal legislation sets out to fight one of the nation’s “silent killers:” hepatitis.
April 9, 2015
Expensive new therapies to cure hepatitis C are racking up big bills for Medicare and state Medicaid programs.
