Clinical Updates | Conference Update Resource List
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Last Updated on May 17, 2020 by HepFree NYC
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New NYS Hepatitis C Elimination Task Force Website is Live
The NYS Hepatitis C Elimination Task Force web page has gone live on the DOH web site!
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NYS DOH Removes Hep C Med Restrictions in FFS Medicaid
The NYS Drug Utilization Review Board voted to eliminate most restrictions on prescribing hepatitis C medications for all Medicaid fee-for-service patients.
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Report | Hep B Birth Dose Coverage by NYC Facility (NYC Dept of Health, 2015)
Hep Free NYC supports the Immunization Action Coalition's National Hep B Birth Dose Honor Roll initiative. NYC Hep B Universal Birth Dose Initiative aims to gather support for the hepatitis B birth dose in New York City.
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Press Release | Gov. Signs Bill Expanding Pharmacy Access for Adult Hep A&B Vaccines
Governor Kathy Hochul today signed legislation S.4807-A/A.6476 which expands the immunizations that licensed pharmacists can administer to patients who are 18 years or older.
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US Congress Eases Funding Restrictions for Syringe Access Programs
The US Senate and House of Representatives has eased restrictions on federal funding for elements of syringe access programs
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Video | Hep C Is On The Rise Among NYC Youth (Tackling Youth Substance Abuse)
Watch and share this new video about prescription medication misuse and Hep C risk among young people in Staten Island.
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Comment! Hep C Screening Recommendations (USPSTF)
The USPSTF gives a “B” rating for testing hepatitis C among injection drug users and others at high risk, a major improvement over previous guidelines However, the Task Force failed to match the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s lifesaving recommendation of testi...
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#BAwareNYC – Hepatitis B Awareness Week
Awareness and advocacy are especially important now, because the Viral Hepatitis Testing Act of 2013 (HR 3723) is sitting in the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health and it needs your help! This important bill would authorize $80 million over three years to increase essent...
