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Updated Coverage Guide for Hepatitis C Testing

The AIDS Institute has updated its Coverage Guide for Hepatitis C Testing to reflect two additional states, Oregon and Montana, that...

May 31, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

  • NACCHO Comments on USPSTF Draft Syphilis Screening Recommendation

    In December, the United States Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF) released a draft recommendation statement for syphilis...

    Jan 19, 2016 | Nicholas Parr

  • Fact Sheet: The Urgency of Hepatitis C Screening for Baby Boomers

    The National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable has released a new fact sheet about the urgency of hepatitis C screening for baby boomers. The...

    Jul 15, 2015 | Alyson Jordan

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    Final Recommendation Statement: PrEP for the Prevention of HIV Infection

    The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) released today a final recommendation statement on preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for the prevention of HIV infection. The Task Force found that clinicians should offer PrEP to persons at high risk for HIV, giving the recommendation an “A” grade. To view the recommendation and the evidence on which it […]

    Jun 11, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

    HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis, Recommendations

    Updated Recommendation: Screening for Syphilis in Pregnant Women

    The US Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF) published updated recommendations for “Screening for Syphilis Infection in Pregnant Women.” The recommendation statement reaffirmed the USPSTF’s prior recommendation from 2009 and gave the recommendation that early screening for syphilis occur in all pregnant women an “A” grade. This means that there is convincing evidence that screening pregnant...

    Sep 19, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

    Updated Coverage Guide for Hepatitis C Testing

    The AIDS Institute has updated its Coverage Guide for Hepatitis C Testing to reflect two additional states, Oregon and Montana, that have been approved for the 1% increased federal matching payments for Medicaid coverage of all U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) “A” & “B” services without cost-sharing. Please review and share this guide!

    May 31, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

    NACCHO Comments on USPSTF Draft Syphilis Screening Recommendation

    In December, the United States Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF) released a draft recommendation statement for syphilis screening among nonpregnant adults and adolescents, and invited public comment on the proposed updates. These updates include the most recent Centers for Disease Control and prevention (CDC) syphilis surveillance data, and insights into the growing syphilis epidemic and...

    Jan 19, 2016 | Nicholas Parr

    Fact Sheet: The Urgency of Hepatitis C Screening for Baby Boomers

    The National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable has released a new fact sheet about the urgency of hepatitis C screening for baby boomers. The majority of people living with and dying from hepatitis C are baby boomers, yet most of them remain undiagnosed and unaware of their infection. Because many baby boomers have lived with hepatitis C for 20 […]

    Jul 15, 2015 | Alyson Jordan

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