#primary care

It’s time, leaders say, to decentralize hepatitis C care from urban areas and get nonspecialists to provide care.

A review of the major findings presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases in San Francisco

This is according to the largest-ever analysis of the treatment cascade among people tested for hepatitis C.

Primary care physicians and ob-gyns are the top clinicians ordering such tests.

So why do insurers often still restrict approval for hep C drugs to those receiving treatment from specialists?

Webcasts, expert treatment suggestions and more are helping to vastly expand the number of doctors able to provide a cure across the state.

The relative simplicity of treating the virus with today’s treatments often means nonspecialist prescribers may provide sufficient care.