Open AccessA Revolution in Treatment for Hepatitis C Infection: Mitigating the Budgetary Impact
Author(s) -
Elliot Marseille,
James G. Kahn
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
plos medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.847
H-Index - 228
eISSN - 1549-1676
pISSN - 1549-1277
DOI - 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002031
Subject(s) - hepatitis c , medicine , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , perspective (graphical) , intensive care medicine , virology , computer science , artificial intelligence
In a Perspective accompanying Hill and colleagues, Elliot Marseille and James Kahn compare the history of pricing and availability of ART for HIV with that of the new HCV drugs and discuss strategies for providing treatment in LMIC even in the face of high costs.