Barriers to Treatment Access for Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection: A Case Series

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• Alternative Title:
  Top Antivir Med
• Personal Author:
  Millman, Alexander J. ; Ntiri-Reid, Boatemaa ; Irvin, Risha ; Kaufmann, Maggie H. ; Aronsohn, Andrew ; Duchin, Jeffrey S. ; Scott, John D. ; Vellozzi, Claudia
• Description:
  Restrictive policies on access to new, curative hepatitis C treatments represent a substantial barrier to treating patients infected with hepatitis C. This case series demonstrates challenges experienced by patients and practitioners in accessing these treatments and highlights several strategies for navigating the treatment preauthorization process.
• Subjects:
  Article Drug Therapy, Combination HCV Hepacivirus Hepatitis C, Chronic Hepatitis C Virus HIV Infections Humans Insurance Treatment
• Source:
  Top Antivir Med. 25(3):110-113
• Pubmed ID:
  28820726
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC5678961
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/Intramural CDC HHS/United States
• Volume:
  25
• Issue:
  3
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:20012de1eda370a0f54498384af940ebcd6a0df09fedbd4f7017f4a4d4d49a4e
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/49701/cdc_49701_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 54.70 KB ]