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The Payer License Agreement, or "Netflix model," for hepatitis C virus therapies enables universal treatment access, lowers costs and incentivizes innovation and competition.

David W MatthewsSamantha ColemanHomie RazaviJean-Manuel Izaret
Published in: Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver (2022)
These results suggest that implementation of the PLA model in high-income countries across a variety of health system contexts would improve patient outcomes at lower payer cost with more stable revenue for pharmaceutical manufacturers. Health policy-makers in high-income countries should consider the PLA model for application to more cost-effective management of HCV, and explore its application for other infectious diseases with curative therapies available now or soon.
Keyphrases
  • hepatitis c virus
  • healthcare
  • mental health
  • infectious diseases
  • public health
  • human immunodeficiency virus
  • primary care
  • rectal cancer
  • climate change
  • human health