Newly diagnosed hepatitis C in the U.S. commercially insured population before and after the 2012 implementation of expanded screening guidelines
In the United States in 2014, more than 3 million individuals were estimated to have chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, including many undiagnosed individuals. In 2012, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention expanded its HCV testing recommendations to target all adults born between 1945 and 1965, in addition to at-risk individuals. This has led to an increase in newly diagnosed patients. Few studies have explored the medical cost or clinical status of patients who are newly diagnosed with HCV. This research compares the demographics, comorbidities, and medical costs of patients who are newly diagnosed and those who were previously diagnosed with HCV infection.
This article was originally published in the July 2018 edition of American Health & Drug Benefits.
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Newly diagnosed hepatitis C in the U.S. commercially insured population before and after the 2012 implementation of expanded screening guidelines
This research compares the demographics, comorbidities, and medical costs of newly diagnosed patients and those who were previously diagnosed with HCV infection after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention expanded its HCV testing recommendations to target adults born between 1945 and 1965.