Could New Hepatitis C Drugs Bust State Budgets?

Published March 2, 2014

Could New Hepatitis C Drugs Bust State Budgets?
The new hepatitis C medications present a dilemma for Medicaid and other insurers, who must balance the cost against the huge number of people who could benefit from the treatment. A course of treatment … More people now die of hepatitis C than HIV …
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Treatment centers show support for medicaid expansion
BANGOR, Maine (NEWS CENTER)– It is the topic which has caused heated debates and a divide down party lines. Should the state expand Medicaid or Mainecare as it is called in this state. Since the first of the year many have been dropped and some …
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Large hospitals to be hard hit by planned cuts
Matt Hudson, R-Naples, played a key role in the 2011 Medicaid reform, but believes now that the law had some unintended consequences. "It would really, really put a dent on some of the major treatment facilities in the state, be it trauma facilities or …
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