More than 60 organizations, including NVHR, signed onto a letter urging the Trump administration to invest in the Department of Health & Human Services Viral Hepatitis Action Plan and to commit in words and action to the elimination of HBV and HCV in the United States by 2030. You may download a copy of the letter here.
Last Updated on May 13, 2020 by HepFree NYC
Mary T. Basset, NYC Health Commissioner, wrote a letter to CMS in support of Medicare coverage of Hepatitis B screening.
Urge HHS Secretary Sebelius to initiate a Medicare national coverage determination process for adding hepatitis C screening to Medicare.
Seeking Personal Stories About Living With Hepatitis C Remedy Health Media, creator of the Live Bold Live Now initiative, works to empower patients and caregivers with the information and applications needed to efficiently navigate the healthcare landscape and as a result, to p...
On February 7, 2017, government representatives; medical providers; harm reduction and social service providers; and community advocates came together in Albany for the nation’s first Hep C Elimination Summit.
This report presents an overview of the New York City Health Department’s 2015 surveillance and research data on hepatitis B and C in NYC, as well as the Health Department’s programmatic activities to address these epidemics.
People with opioid use disorder are commonly infected with Hepatitis C virus (HCV) and/or HIV. It is important that all providers delivering treatment to individuals with opioid use disorder understand appropriate prevention, screening and treatment strategies of HCV and HIV an...
