News: Using opioids to treat addiction is considered the gold standard. So why aren’t more doctors prescribing them? (Philly.com)

“Doctors have basically been taught and raised and are functioning in a system where addiction is always someone else’s job,” said Priya Mammen, an emergency physician and public health advocate from South Philadelphia. “The regulations treat these medications as qualitatively different from any other medication we prescribe. It gives off Read more

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News: HCV Prior Authorization Guidelines from PA DHS Incorporate HBV Screening Criteria

 A new Medical Assistance Bulletin from the The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services, effective Dec. 17,  issues updated handbook pages that include the requirements for prior authorization and the type of information needed to evaluate the medical necessity of prescriptions for Hepatitis C Agents submitted for prior authorization. This bulletin Read more

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News: Gilead Subsidiary to Launch Authorized Generics of Epclusa and Harvoni for the Treatment of Chronic HCV

FOSTER CITY, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: GILD) announced today plans to launch authorized generic versions of Epclusa®(sofosbuvir 400mg/velpatasvir 100mg) and Harvoni®(ledipasvir 90mg/sofosbuvir 400mg), Gilead’s leading treatments for chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV), in the United States, through a newly created subsidiary, Asegua Therapeutics LLC. The authorized generics will launch Read more

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News: PA P&T Committee Update on Hepatitis C Agents

Access Minutes Here The Committee reviewed the Hepatitis C Agents class and unaminously approved adding Mavyret to the PDL at preferred status, moving Pegasys, Pegintron, Sovaldi, Technivie, Viekira Pak and Viekira XR to non-preferred status, and adding Vosevi to the PDL at non-preferred status. The Committee recognized the changing landscape Read more

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Help-4-Hep can help with client communications, support, referrals and linkage to care.

Help-4-Hep can help with client communications, support, referrals and linkage to care. Is your organization challenged by one-on-one conversations with clients? Do you spend too much time searching for financial resources and linkage-to-care for your clients? And answering the same old questions? Are client callers distracting you from the responsibilities Read more

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