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Author Topic: Broadly Testing, Treating Hep C in Prisons Is a Good Value  (Read 6117 times)

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Broadly Testing, Treating Hep C in Prisons Is a Good Value
« on: September 04, 2019, 11:04:07 am »
A broad-based program to test for and treat hepatitis C virus (HCV) among those who pass through U.S. prisons would be cost effective at current drug prices but would nevertheless place a considerable financial burden on prison budgets.

Perhaps one in three U.S. residents living with hep C are inmates in a U.S. prison during any given year.

Publishing their findings in Clinical Infectious Diseases, researchers used mathematical modeling informed by published data and Washington State Department of Corrections individual-level data to project the impact of various strategies for approaching hep C testing, treatment and post-release linkage to medical care among inmates.

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https://www.hepmag.com/article/broadly-testing-treating-hep-c-prisons-good-value

 


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