The State of Michigan has “We Treat Hep C.”
From their website—
“Studies estimate that over 69,000 Michiganders are currently living with hepatitis C and that almost half of this population is unaware of their infection. Hepatitis C can be cured in only eight to 12 weeks with safe, effective, oral medications.
Through the We Treat Hep C Initiative, hepatitis C treatment medication MAVYRET® no longer requires prior authorization and hepatitis C treatment with MAVYRET® is available to all Medicaid ($1 copay) and Healthy Michigan Plan (no copay) beneficiaries at little to no cost. Other direct-acting antiviral medications ($3 copay) require prior authorization and are approved when MAVYRET® is not clinically appropriate. “
Launched on April 1, 2021, Michigan’s state health leaders laid out a plan to end hepatitis C as a health threat in the Great Lakes State, by promoting universal hepatitis testing and make treatment more accessible.
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) attacks the liver; over time, it can lead to liver disease, cancer and death. Hep C is a communicable disease most commonly transmitted through direct blood-to-blood contact, such as by sharing needles and drug paraphernalia, or through blood and organ transplants and tattoos.
In the launch press release, there was an estimate that as many as 200,000 people were living with hepatitis C virus in Michigan, and half of them didn’t know it.