Global Elimination of Hepatitis C Virus

RL Fleurence, HJ Alter, FS Collins… - Annual Review of …, 2024 - annualreviews.org
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is predominantly transmitted through parenteral exposures to
infectious blood or body fluids. In 2019, approximately 58 million people worldwide were still …

Peer-assisted telemedicine for hepatitis C in people who use drugs: A randomized controlled trial

A Seaman, R Cook, G Leichtling… - Clinical Infectious …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background Hepatitis C virus (HCV) elimination requires treating people who use
drugs (PWUD), yet< 10% of PWUD in the United States access HCV treatment; access is …

Medicaid Expansion and Restriction Policies for Hepatitis C Treatment

NW Furukawa, SZ Ingber, H Symum… - JAMA Network …, 2024 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Hepatitis C can be cured with direct-acting antivirals (DAAs), but Medicaid
programs have implemented fibrosis, sobriety, and prescriber restrictions to control costs …

Expanding hepatitis C virus treatment in the New Mexico state prison system: using the ECHO model for provider and prison peer education

KA Thornton, PD Deming, GRD Archer… - Journal of Viral …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
It is critical to address hepatitis C virus (HCV) in carceral settings to achieve worldwide
elimination of the virus. We describe New Mexico's (NM) experience expanding HCV …

The national hepatitis C elimination program—AASLD's coalition and call to action

American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases - Hepatology, 2023 - journals.lww.com
A 64-year-old woman presented to the liver clinic. She had known of her diagnosis of
chronic hepatitis C for “years” but had not been treated owing to treatment restrictions in the …

[PDF][PDF] Externalities from medical innovation: Evidence from organ transplantation

K Callison, ME Darden, KF Teltser - 2023 - aeaweb.org
We evaluate the introduction of direct-acting antiviral (DAA) therapy for Hepatitis C (HCV) on
liver transplant allocation in the United States. We develop a model of listing and organ …

[HTML][HTML] Hepatitis C Virus Elimination in the United States: Challenges, Progress, and Future Steps

I Nguyen, K Moussa, J Gutierrez - Gastroenterology & Hepatology, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a major public health challenge with a simple, highly
efficacious, all-oral therapy (direct-acting antivirals) that can achieve cure. Owing to the ease …

[PDF][PDF] A Lifesaving Subscription? Evaluating Louisiana's Attempt to Eliminate Hepatitis C

J Flynn, B Willage - 2024 - ehealthecon.org
Hepatitis C is an infectious disease and major public health concern. Breakthroughs in
pharmaceuticals have the potential to cure Hepatitis C and cause large positive health …

Provider and Staff Education Surrounding Universal HCV Screening and Linkage to Care in an Ambulatory Care Setting

L Clifford - uknowledge.uky.edu
Background: In the United States, it is estimated that there are more than 2 million cases of
Hepatitis C (HCV), with over 66,000 new cases since 2020 However, an estimated 75% of …

[HTML][HTML] Biden Administration Unveils HCV Initiative: A Significant Step Towards Public Health

M Jacob, PDEO Fasanmi - contagionlive.com
For decades, many Americans with hepatitis C have struggled to get into the continuum of
care. And unfortunately, some have died waiting for treatment that remains to be sometimes …