Health Insurance and Initiation of Direct-Acting Antivirals for Hepatitis C in US Women with HIV.

Andrew EdmondsDanielle F HaleyJessie K EdwardsCatalina RamirezAudrey L FrenchPhyllis C TienMichael W PlankeyAnjali SharmaMichael AugenbraunEric C SeabergKimberly WorkowskiMaria L AlcaideSvenja AlbrechtAdaora A Adimora

Published in: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (2023)

Accounting for financial, clinical, behavioral, and sociodemographic factors over time, health insurance had a substantial positive effect on DAA initiation. Interventions to increase insurance coverage should be prioritized to increase uptake of HCV curative therapy for persons with HIV.

Keyphrases

health insurance
affordable care act
hepatitis c virus
antiretroviral therapy
human immunodeficiency virus
hiv positive
hiv testing
hiv infected
hiv aids
men who have sex with men
young adults