MAY 3, 2017

HCV Screening on the Rise, but Still Low

By David Wild

Rates of hepatitis C virus screening have increased dramatically over the last decade, but still remain low among those most at risk for infection (Am J Prev Med 2017 Feb 1. [Epub ahead of print]).

The results, based on data from more than 190 million privately insured people across the country, should reassure providers, governmental agencies and other stakeholders as well as prompt them to implement more initiatives to boost HCV screening rates, experts told Infectious