Friday, April 27, 2018

There’s A Cure For Hepatitis C, But Oregon Limits Access

There’s A Cure For Hepatitis C, But Oregon Limits Access
By Amelia Templeton / OPB
Oregon’s decision to continue to limit treatment based on a patient’s fibrosis score conflicts with guidelines set by health professional groups.

The American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the Infectious Diseases Society of America recommend that all patients with chronic hepatitis C should be treated.

The groups note that treating patients early, before significant fibrosis has developed in the liver, appears to be a particularly effective way of reducing deaths associated with hepatitis C.

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