Newly Diagnosed Hepatitis C in the US Commercially Insured Population Before and After the 2012 Implementation of Expanded Screening Guidelines.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In the United States in 2014, more than 3 million individuals were estimated to have chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, including many undiagnosed individuals. In 2012, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention expanded its HCV testing recommendations to target all adults born between 1945 and 1965, in addition to at-risk individuals, which has led to an increase in newly diagnosed patients. Few studies have explored the medical cost or clinical status of patients who are newly diagnosed with HCV.

Objective

To compare the demographics, comorbidities, and medical costs of patients who are newly diagnosed and those who were previously diagnosed with HCV infection.

Method

We conducted a retrospective study using 2013 claims data from the Truven He

SUBMITTER: Pyenson BS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5902763 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature