Shares of two biotechnology companies jumped yesterday after they reported some of the best results ever seen in treatment of a serious liver virus, the latest indication that a cure for hepatitis C ...

Understanding what hepatitis C is, how it spreads and how it is treated can replace fear with clarity.

Gilead Sciences’ Sovaldi, a drug that can cure hepatitis C, was among the top pharmaceutical costs in most states’ Medicaid budgets in 2014, according to a National Public Radio report. Here are four ...

Sofosbuvir, a hepatitis C treatment drug, can adversely interact with tenofovir disoproxil, a HIV treatment drug, according to research led by Bingfang Yan, PhD, professor of biomedical and ...

(Reuters) - A trio of oral medicines from Abbott Laboratories Inc to treat hepatitis C produced unprecedented cure rates in patients who had failed to benefit from standard treatment, as well as very ...

Medicare spending on breakthrough medications for hepatitis C will nearly double this year, passing $9 billion, according to the Albany Daily Star. 1. The increase in spending will raise the insurance ...

(Reuters Health) - State-run insurance programs for the poor may be putting up illegal barriers that prevent people with hepatitis C from getting a new treatment, a new study suggests. "We had this ...

A typical course of Sovaldi costs $84,000, but the manufacturer says it will save money long term. Insurers are trying to figure out who should get it. A new “miracle drug” is raising eyebrows across ...

After legal battles and lobbying efforts, thousands of people with hepatitis C are gaining earlier access to expensive drugs that can cure this condition. States that limited access to the medications ...

Medicare Part D or MAPD plans should cover hepatitis C medications, but the exact covered drugs depend on the plan. Infused drugs and other treatments are covered by Original Medicare (parts A and B) ...

The Massachusetts attorney general's office said Wednesday that it is investigating whether the makers of a breakthrough treatment for hepatitis C are violating state law by pricing the drugs too high ...