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HepCAP Committee Meeting

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Health Federation of Philadelphia
123 S. Broad St., Philadelphia, PA 19109
Starts at: July 14, 2021 12:30pm ET
Ends at: July 14, 2021 12:30pm ET
Free Admission
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Description

Attended a hybrid (virtual and in person) meeting of the Hepatitis C Coalition of Philadelphia to discuss potential education and advocacy efforts towards goal of removing prior authorization requirements by Pennsylvania Medicaid Managed Care organizations for hepatitis C treatment prescriptions. 

Topics

A variety of the listed topics will be discussed at this event.

  • Hepatitis C
  • Medication-assisted therapy for substance use disorders (i.e. buprenorphine, methadone, and/or naltrexone)
  • Substance use disorders
  • Opioid use disorder
  • Community linkages
  • Health care coverage (i.e., Affordable Care Act, health insurance exchanges, managed care)