How access to new hepatitis C test could come down to insurance reimbursement

Researchers at the University of Washington have developed a rapid test that quickly detects hepatitis C, but insurance ...
Healio

HCV testing guidelines tied to increased screening for pregnant women

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . HCV screening increased after guidelines updated to screen all adults and during each pregnancy. Screening rose ...
Monthly Prescribing Reference

What to Do With a Positive Hepatitis C Test

HCV antibody testing is sensitive and inexpensive. Anti-HCV screening assays include the enzyme immunoassay (EIA) or the enhanced chemiluminescence immunoassay (CIA). Positive results are reportable ...
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Expanding Hepatitis C testing to all adults is cost-effective and improves outcomes

BOSTON - According to a new study, screening all adults for hepatitis C (HCV) is a cost-effective way to improve clinical outcomes of HCV and identify more infected people compared to current ...
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‘Pathway code’ for HCV test orders improves screening, linkage to care

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Implementation of a multifaceted hepatitis C care pathway improved screening and linkage to care rates, ...
SF Weekly

Northwestern scientists develop fastest ever test for hepatitis C

The fastest ever test for hepatitis C - taking just 15 minutes - could save millions of lives, according to new research. It provides results up to 75% faster than current rapid tests and paves the ...

Costs pose hurdle for promising new hepatitis C lab test

A new rapid test for hepatitis C could help identify many more patients who could be cured of the deadly disease, but its use may be limited unless insurers' reimbursement rises to cover its high cost ...
clinicaladvisor.com

New HIV, HCV tests come to market

In two separate moves, the FDA has approved the first assay to detect both antigen and antibodies to HIV and the first rapid blood test for hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibodies. The Architect HIV Ag/Ab ...
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Hepatitis C a growing threat to moms, babies. But screening is inadequate.

Pregnant mothers with hepatitis C can have cholestasis of pregnancy and premature or low birth weight babies. (Getty Images) During her third pregnancy, Jamie Smith was itchy. Crazy itchy. Her ...
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Only Half Newly Reported HCV Cases Receiving Follow-Up Test

HCV Treatment in Prison Could Be Key Public Health Measure The lack of a hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA test for approximately one-half of persons newly reported as HCV infected suggests that testing and ...
Health Affairs

Despite Infectious Disease Outbreaks Linked To Opioid Crisis, Most Substance Abuse Facilities Don’t Test For HIV Or HCV

America’s opioid epidemic continues to take lives at a staggering rate. According to preliminary estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), drug overdoses killed about 72,000 ...