Sunday, December 27, 2015

NPR- States Deny Pricey Hepatitis C Drugs To Most Medicaid Patients

States Deny Pricey Hepatitis C Drugs To Most Medicaid Patients
JAKE HARPER

Medicaid in at least 34 states doesn't pay for treatment unless a patient already has liver damage, according to a report released in August. There are exceptions—for example, people who also have HIV or who have had liver transplants—but many living with chronic hepatitis C infection have to wait and worry. 
"It is just not feasible to provide it to everyone," says Matt Salo, director of the National Association of Medicaid Directors. "States have to make sure that we're going to prioritize and that those who need it the most get priority treatment, and that's what you're seeing."
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