Cost-effectiveness analysis of emergency department-based hepatitis C screening and linkage-to-care program

• Main Authors: Sun A Choi (Author), Kandavadivu Umashankar (Author), Anjana Maheswaran (Author), Michelle T Martin (Author), Jean Lee (Author), Matt Odishoo (Author), Janet Y Lin (Author), Daniel R Touchette (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background In the United States (US), hepatitis C virus (HCV) screening is not covered by payers in settings outside of primary care. A non-traditional, emergency department (ED)-based HCV screening program can be cost-effective and identify infection in vulnerable populations with a high H...