Disparities in Access to Hepatitis C Treatment Among Arizona Medicaid Beneficiaries With Chronic Hepatitis C.
Xinyi JiangHyun Jin SongChing-Yuan ChangDebbie WilsonJingchuan GuoWei-Hsuan Lo-CiganicHaesuk ParkPublished in: Medical care (2022)
Although treatment initiation increased and disparities for Black beneficiaries compared with White beneficiaries attenuated in the post-DAA period, only 13% of Arizona Medicaid patients with HCV received DAA treatment. Disparities in DAA access remained among Hispanic patients and those with mental illness and substance use disorders.