Over One-Third of HCV Patients Denied DAA Tx by Payers

Posted on June 7, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

https://www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdisease/hepatitis/73368 Highest among commercial insurers, increased over study period More than a third of chronic hepatitis C (HCV) patients were denied access to direct-acting antiviral (DAA) treatment by their insurance provider, researchers found. Among patients prescribed DAAs, 35.5% (95% CI 34.5%-36.5%) had their prescriptions denied by their insurer, reported Charitha Gowda, MD, of Ohio State […]

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Healthcare/Insurance… just your basic FOR PROFIT BUSINESS

Posted on June 7, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

Half of hepatitis C patients with private insurance denied life-saving drugs https://medicalxpress.com/news/2018-06-hepatitis-patients-private-denied-life-saving.html The number of insurance denials for life-saving hepatitis C drugs among patients with both private and public insurers remains high across the United States, researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania reported in a new study published in […]

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I will believe this when the CDC and DEA make similar statements and take action.

Posted on June 7, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

FDA Commissioner Says FDA Will Listen to Chronic Pain Patients About Opioids www.themighty.com/2018/05/fda-chronic-pain-patients-opioids/ In a blog post published on Monday, Scott Gottlieb, the Food and Drug Administration commissioner, said the FDA is listening to opioid-related concerns from patients with chronic pain. “We’ve heard the concerns expressed by these individuals about having continued access to necessary […]

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