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Last Updated on May 17, 2020 by HepFree NYC
Tags: HepCX NewsA network building capacity to prevent, manage and treat hepatitis B and C in NYC

Last Updated on May 17, 2020 by HepFree NYC
Tags: HepCX NewsThe Hepatitis A, B and C in NYC: 2023 Annual Report provides the latest surveillance and programmatic data on viral hepatitis in NYC.
The Congressional Hepatitis Caucus is a bi-partisan effort to build awareness, promote early treatment, advocate preventative measures, and push towards a cure for Hepatitis.
Battelle Centers for Public Health Research and Evaluation are working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to conduct a field assessment of a comprehensive counseling and testing manual for Hepatitis C (HCV).
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.
The US Senate and House of Representatives has eased restrictions on federal funding for elements of syringe access programs
The NYS attorney general has asked 16 health insurance companies for information on their coverage of Hepatitis C treatments, amid concerns that some companies are restricting coverage of the medications.
Tens of thousands of New York’s most vulnerable patients enrolled in Medicaid managed care plans are being forced to use mail order pharmacies to fill their HCV specialty prescriptions. This policy is detrimental to the long term medical outcome for chronically ill marginaliz...
The CDC and HHS Report states that Hep B and C could both be eliminated as public health problems in the U.S. but would take considerable will and resources.