Hepatitis C: C Stands for Caring

[...]complicating the problem was the fact that the few patients who did have insurance were insured through WV Medicaid, which requires three months of abstinence from drugs, a moderate level of liver damage already present (> F2 fibrosis score), and a specialty provider to prescribe the curativ...

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Published inWest Virginia Nurse Vol. 22; no. 4; p. 13
Main Author McKenrick, Susan R
Format Trade Publication Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Charleston Arthur L. Davis Publishing Agency, Inc 01.10.2019
Subjects
Health care access
Hepatitis
Hepatitis C
Medicaid
Narcotics
Nurses
Nursing
Patients
United States > US
Appalachia
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Summary:[...]complicating the problem was the fact that the few patients who did have insurance were insured through WV Medicaid, which requires three months of abstinence from drugs, a moderate level of liver damage already present (> F2 fibrosis score), and a specialty provider to prescribe the curative medications. [...]this is a free clinic that also accepts Medicaid patients, so the problem of generating enough revenue from patients is removed. [...]MPHR can test at-risk patients on site with rapid tests and make immediate referrals to the clinic.
ISSN:1074-8091