VOCAL-NY and Harm Reduction Coalition have released the Hep C 2017 State Budget and Legislative Platform.
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NYS DOH Removes Hep C Med Restrictions in FFS Medicaid
Advocacy, News, Hepatitis C, HepCX News, Medicaid, NYS LegislationThe NYS Drug Utilization Review Board voted to eliminate most restrictions on prescribing hepatitis C medications for all Medicaid fee-for-service patients.
Hep C Testing Law – 2016 Evaluation Report
Advocacy, News, Reports, Hepatitis C, HepCX News, NYS LegislationTo determine the impact of the NYS Hepatitis C Testing Law, the NYSDOH drew from multiple data sources that assessed testing levels in New York before and after the law went into effect.
The NYS Hep C Coalition has released a 2016 State Budget and Legislative platform.
Sign On | NYS Legislation to Fully Legalize Syringe Possession & Reform Expanded Syringe Access Program (ESAP)
Advocacy, Harm Reduction, NYS LegislationMore than 20 years into legal syringe exchange in New York, a criminal law results in thousands of arrests for syringe possession every year. Reform of the ESAP program which allows syringe distribution of syringes through pharmacies and by non-SEP healthcare providers is needed...
Sign On | $20 Million – NYS Hep C Prevention, Care, & Treatment Infrastructure
Advocacy, Hepatitis C, NYS LegislationNew York has appropriated less than $1.2 million for an epidemic affecting more than 200,000 New Yorkers, which is causing increasing disability and death and healthcare costs.
Sign on Letter | NYS Medicaid Solvaldi Clinical Criteria Comments (Project Inform)
Advocacy, Hepatitis C, NYS LegislationSign on Letter | NYS Medicaid Solvaldi Clinical Criteria Comments (Project Inform) The draft clinical criteria for the use of Sofosbuvir (Sovaldi) under NY State Medicaid is open for public comment. See the details of the comment period and clinical criteria here. Project Inform,...
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- Dear Colleague Letter | Advancing HIV & Viral Hepatitis Testing with Point-Of-Care Diagnostics for People with Substance Use Disorder January 16, 2025
- Hep Free NYC Advocacy Committee Retreat January 15, 2025
- NYC Hep C Task Force Meeting Highlights | 12-11-2024 December 31, 2024
- Hep Free NYC Meeting Highlights | 10-30-2024 December 30, 2024
- NYC Hep B Coalition Meeting Highlights | 12-04-2024 December 30, 2024
- #JustB Storytelling Project (Hep B Foundation) December 11, 2024
- Opportunity | Harm Reduction Peer Academy (Deadline December 27, 2024) December 11, 2024
- NYC Hep C Task Force Meeting Highlights | 10-09-2024 November 19, 2024