A window of opportunity: maximizing the effectiveness of new HCV regimens in the United States with the expansion of the Affordable Care Act.

Am J Public Health

Sean J. Haley is with the Department of Health and Nutrition Sciences, Brooklyn College and the City University of New York, School of Public Health, New York. Mary Jeanne Kreek is with the Laboratory of the Biology of Addictive Diseases, The Rockefeller University, New York.

Published: March 2015

Patients with chronic HCV have predictable overlapping comorbidities that reduce access to care. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) presents an opportunity to focus on the benefits of the medical home model for integrated chronic disease management. New, highly effective HCV treatment regimens in combination with the medical home model could reduce disease prevalence. We sought to address challenges posed by comorbidities in patients with chronic HCV infection and limitations within our health care system, and recommend solutions to maximize the public benefit from ACA and the new drug regimen.

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