June 21, 20180Comments

California Poised To Expand Access To Hepatitis C Drugs

Pauline Bartolone, California Healthline Patrick Garcia wasn’t completely surprised when he learned recently he had hepatitis C. Until a few years ago, he had experimented with numerous drugs, injecting heroin, methamphetamine,

July 13, 20160Comments

Medicaid, Private Insurers Begin To Lift Curbs On Pricey Hepatitis C Drugs

By Judith Graham July 5, 2016 Kaiser Health News After legal battles and lobbying efforts, tens of thousands of people with hepatitis C are gaining earlier access to expensive drugs that can

October 21, 20140Comments

Officials Say Hepatitis C Drug Too Pricey To Give to All Calif. Inmates

California Healthline, Tuesday, October 21, 2014 A new study finds that Gilead's $1,000-per-pill hepatitis C drug could be worth the cost to treat prisoners with the disease, but prison and jail

September 19, 20140Comments

High-Priced Drug Makes Its Way Into California Prisons

by George Lauer, California Healthline Features Editor, California Healthline, Monday, August 25, 2014 While lawmakers in Congress and policymakers in Sacramento grapple with how to pay for -- and perhaps regulate

August 25, 20140Comments

Can the ACA Solve Staggering Prescription Drug Prices?

by Anthony Wilson, California Healthline Contributing Editor, California Healthline, Wednesday, August 20, 2014 Last December, FDA approved the hepatitis C treatment Sovaldi, giving it a coveted breakthrough therapy designation that allowed

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