Nearly Half of Hepatitis C Patients on Medicaid Denied Coverage for Life-Saving...
New research from the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine shows that 50% of Medicaid patients infected with chronic...
Nov 30, 2015
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Alyssa Kitlas
Nearly Half of Hepatitis C Patients on Medicaid Denied Coverage for Life-Saving Drugs, Researchers Report
New research from the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine shows that 50% of Medicaid patients infected with chronic hepatitis C were denied coverage of newer, life-saving antiviral drugs prescribed by their doctors. Explanations included that the therapies were not considered “a medical necessity,” the patients had tested positive for alcohol/drugs, and other reasons....
