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Michigan s hepatitis C infections doubled last decade, but payment changes could cut numbers
Ponni Perumalswami
Michigan s removal of prior authorization last month for Medicaid patients to receive expensive but effective hepatitis C medications could begin to expand access to the cure for up to 200,000 people in the state living with the virus, said a University of Michigan specialty physician.
If left untreated, hepatitis C can cause cause liver damage or cancer and death, said Dr. Ponni Perumalswami, a Michigan Medicine gastroenterologist and transplant hepatologist.
Despite advances in treatment for hepatitis C the past four years, Michigan has seen a 71% increase in acute cases over the same time period.
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Michigan s hepatitis C infections doubled last decade, but payment changes could cut numbers
Hepatitis C has been increasing in Michigan rural areas and due to opioid addiction crisis
State encourages providers to increase testing of at-risk patients
Ponni Perumalswami
Michigan s removal of prior authorization last month for Medicaid patients to receive expensive but effective hepatitis C medications could begin to expand access to the cure for up to 200,000 people in the state living with the virus, said a University of Michigan specialty physician.
If left untreated, hepatitis C can cause cause liver damage or cancer and death, said Dr. Ponni Perumalswami, a Michigan Medicine gastroenterologist and transplant hepatologist.
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May 2021: Hepatitis Awareness Month
WHEREAS, over four million Americans are living with chronic hepatitis, and many do not know it, as people often are asymptotic. Without a blood test, they may never know they have the hepatitis B or C virus; and,
WHEREAS, hepatitis B and C are the most common blood-borne infections in the United States that primarily affect the liver. Infection can be acute (lasting six months or less) or chronic (lasting more than six months); and,
WHEREAS, hepatitis B and C make up 65 percent of factors contributing to liver cancer incidence in the United States. If left untreated, severe health complications can occur, including liver damage, liver failure, and death; and,
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