MGH INSTITUTE FOR TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT

The Hep C State Policy Simulator (the Simulator) is a tool to help state health policy makers and practitioners make decisions regarding policy, strategy, and investments related to hepatitis C. With the simulator, you can explore the potential impact of different screening and treatment policies and cost drivers. This information is designed to help states evaluate the short- and long-term economic and public health consequences of specific policies (e.g., universal screening), as well as potential tactics (e.g., drug price negotiations) for managing hepatitis C with constrained resources. In addition, you can use the simulator to assess the fiscal and health outcomes associated with specific policy decisions within and across subpopulations (i.e., Medicaid, Medicare, privately insured, uninsured individuals, and state prison inmates)... Hepatitis C is an infection of the liver that results from the hepatitis C virus. Acute hepatitis C refers to the first-few-month period after..

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