Health insurers in N.Y.S. agree to change policies on covering hepC
wendyo said
Apr 27, 2016
Bout time!
JimmyK said
Apr 27, 2016
Matt Chris wrote:
All Right!
About time they understand the benefits of "Harvoni" for all patients regardless of there current condition.
matt
Actually if they are smart they will come to understand that early treatment, when numbers are lower, a patient is more likely to qualify for the 8 week course. That would save them quite a bit in the long run.
If they turn away a low number VL and F score, and want them to come back when they are worse off they are shooting themselves in the foot.
JimmyK
Matt Chris said
Apr 27, 2016
All Right!
About time they understand the benefits of "Harvoni" for all patients regardless of there current condition.
matt
JimmyK said
Apr 27, 2016
Congrats! That is great news!
If I had to guess, based on your sig line, 8 weeks Harvoni.
Best of luck to you!
JimmyK
Tig said
Apr 27, 2016
Hey Thomas,
This is great news indeed! I moved your post to Hep C News and will add it to our news feed as well. This is the kind of forward thinking, common sense action that needs to happen everywhere. Now we have to get Medicaid and Medicare onboard. Looks like that is under discussion as well. Thanks for posting this!
The seven insurers have reached an agreement with Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman to allow improved access to meds needed to fight hepC. Prior to the agreement, a number of the insurers restricted access to the medications by requiring members to develop advanced disease, such as liver scarring; denied coverage if the member used alcohol or drugs; or required only permitted specialists to authorize treatment.
The seven insurers must make the changes in their policies within 45 days and notify any patients whose coverage previously was rejected that they may now be eligible for treatment.
AWESOME- Guess I don't have to quit my very limited use of medical grade marijuana
Bout time!
Actually if they are smart they will come to understand that early treatment, when numbers are lower, a patient is more likely to qualify for the 8 week course. That would save them quite a bit in the long run.
If they turn away a low number VL and F score, and want them to come back when they are worse off they are shooting themselves in the foot.
JimmyK
All Right!
About time they understand the benefits of "Harvoni" for all patients regardless of there current condition.
matt
Congrats! That is great news!
If I had to guess, based on your sig line, 8 weeks Harvoni.
Best of luck to you!
JimmyK
Hey Thomas,
This is great news indeed! I moved your post to Hep C News and will add it to our news feed as well. This is the kind of forward thinking, common sense action that needs to happen everywhere. Now we have to get Medicaid and Medicare onboard. Looks like that is under discussion as well. Thanks for posting this!
New York Insurers Change Policy
Buffalo News, April 27th
The seven insurers have reached an agreement with Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman to allow improved access to meds needed to fight hepC. Prior to the agreement, a number of the insurers restricted access to the medications by requiring members to develop advanced disease, such as liver scarring; denied coverage if the member used alcohol or drugs; or required only permitted specialists to authorize treatment.
The seven insurers must make the changes in their policies within 45 days and notify any patients whose coverage previously was rejected that they may now be eligible for treatment.
AWESOME- Guess I don't have to quit my very limited use of medical grade marijuana