Medicaid Subscription-Based Payment Models and Implications for Access to Hepatitis C Medications.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) can be cured with direct-acting antiviral medications, but state Medicaid programs often restrict access to these lifesaving medications owing to their high costs. Subscription-based payment models (SBPMs), wherein states contract with a single manufacturer to supply prescriptions at a reduced price, may offer a solution that increases access. Whether SBPMs are associated with changes in HCV medication use is unknown.

Objective

To estimate changes in Medicaid-covered HCV prescription fills after Louisiana and Washington implemented SBPMs on July 1, 2019.

Design setting and participants

This cross-sectional study examined trends in prescription fills of Medicaid-covered direct-acting antiviral HCV medications in Louisiana and Washingt

SUBMITTER: Auty SG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8796990 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature