Medicaid Expansion and Restriction Policies for Hepatitis C Treatment.

Importance: Hepatitis C can be cured with direct-acting antivirals (DAAs), but Medicaid programs have implemented fibrosis, sobriety, and prescriber restrictions to control costs. Although restrictions are easing, understanding their association with hepatitis C treatment rates is crucial to inform policies that increase access to lifesaving treatment.

Objective: To estimate the association of jurisdictional (50 states and Washington, DC) DAA restrictions and Medicaid expansion with the number of Medicaid recipients with filled prescriptions for DAAs.

HIV/AIDS in correctional settings: a salient priority for the CDC and HRSA.

Correctional facilities constitute an excellent opportunity to provide treatment, care, and prevention services for a population that may not otherwise access these services. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) recognize the public health importance of correctional settings and have begun to develop formal strategies to address the HIV/AIDS-relevant needs of incarcerated individuals. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and HRSA have implemented policies, activities, and strategic plans to reduce the HIV/AIDS disease burden among the high-risk populations that pass through the nation's prisons and jails.