#hepatitis C testing

The program aims to expand testing, reduce drug costs and raise awareness of hepatitis C.

The pilot program focuses on vulnerable patients with limited access to tests and treatment.

Less than one third of infants born to mothers with the virus were screened for HCV.

Despite increases in testing, many enrollees were not tested for each condition.

Greater political will and financial support for national programs are needed to eliminate viral hepatitis.

More than 40% of the 2.4 million Americans with hepatitis C don’t know they’re infected.

Two thirds of people who currently use drugs completed treatment, and most of those were cured.

However, rates of persistent HCV infection at age 5 were lower than previously assumed.

Left untreated, hepatitis C can lead to cirrhosis, liver cancer and the need for a liver transplant.

People who were covered by Medicaid were less likely to be screened than those with private health insurance.

However, only 6% of this population received hepatitis C care within six months after delivery.

A day for people at risk for viral hepatitis to be tested, and for health care providers to educate patients about viral hepatitis testing.

The Show Me the Cure plan aims to increase hepatitis C prevention, testing and treatment services through policy and advocacy.

Millions of Americans are living with viral hepatitis. #HepTestingDay urges you to find out whether you’re one of them.

Universal HCV testing led to an increase in the number of pregnant women and infants diagnosed in a timely manner.

Hepatitis C screening orders jumped to 80% when doctors didn’t have to click to opt-in for patient screenings, a Penn Medicine study found.