St. Louis Post-Dispatch: The state of Missouri is reversing course and will allow anyone on Medicaid with hepatitis C to receive the medication that cures the disease.
The change in policy comes after a lawsuit was filed against the department that oversees the state’s Medicaid program, arguing that some Medicaid patients were denied medically necessary treatment.
The case, filed in federal court in Missouri’s western district last year, was dismissed Monday following the state’s decision to change its policy, effective Nov. 1.
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