A window of opportunity: Maximizing the effectiveness of new HCV regimens in the United States with the expansion of the affordable care act

S.J. Haley and M.J. Kreek

American Journal of Public Health, 2015, vol. 105, issue 3, 457-463

Abstract: Patients with chronic HCV have predictable overlapping comorbidities that reduce access to care. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) presents an opportunity to focus on the benefits of the medical home model for integrated chronic disease management.

Keywords: antivirus agent; fused heterocyclic rings; simeprevir; sofosbuvir; sulfonamide; uridine phosphate, adult; analogs and derivatives; comorbidity; drug approval; drug combination; economics; genetics; genotype; health care delivery; health care policy; health survey; hepatitis B; Hepatitis C, Chronic; HIV Infections; human; insurance; legislation and jurisprudence; Mental Disorders; poverty; prevalence; risk factor; standards; substance abuse; trends; United States, Adult; Antiviral Agents; Comorbidity; Drug Approval; Drug Therapy, Combination; Genotype; Health Services Accessibility; Hepatitis B; Hepatitis C, Chronic; Heterocyclic Compounds, 3-Ring; HIV Infections; Humans; Insurance Coverage; Mental Disorders; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Population Surveillance; Poverty; Prevalence; Risk Factors; Substance Abuse, Intravenous; Sulfonamides; United States; Uridine Monophosphate (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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