Tag Archives: Direct-Acting Antivirals

Implementation of HCV Treatment Programs

By | November 8, 2022

Successfully implementing an intervention within a complex service delivery system requires multiple, inter-related adoption strategies.  The Veterans Administration’s (VA) renewed emphasis on Hepatitis C treatment offered a perfect opportunity to study which strategies worked. In this post, I will review those findings. Then, I will discuss the importance of accounting for the complexity of strategy… Read More »

Veteran Access to Hepatitis C Treatment

By | May 10, 2019

Hepatitis C treatment has gone through a revolution in the last 5 years. Treatment durations have dropped from 48 to 12 weeks, and success rates have improved dramatically. However, treatment costs have sky-rocketed accordingly, and access to care has become a significant issue, particularly for lower socioeconomic individuals and groups. Eligible veterans should have access… Read More »