Hepatitis Therapy Access Working Group
AfPA’s Hepatitis Therapy Access Working Group is a network of policy-minded health care providers who advocate for patient-centered care.
By participating in advocacy initiatives and the development of educational resources, working group members ensure that the clinician’s perspective informs policy discussions that impact health care for people living with hepatitis.
To learn more, or to join AfPA’s Hepatitis Therapy Access Working Group, please email info@allianceforpatientaccess.org.
Leadership
Frederick L. Altice, MD, serves as chairman of AfPA’s Hepatitis Therapy Access Working Group. A passionate clinician, researcher and advocate for informed public policies that support optimal treatments for patients living with HCV to reduce health disparities, Dr. Altice is a Professor of Medicine and Public Health at Yale University, where he is the Director of Clinical and Community Research. Dr. Altice is board certified in internal medicine, infectious diseases and addiction medicine.
Policy Resources
White Papers & Policy Briefs
- Fast Facts: Eliminating Hepatitis C in America
Alliance for Patient Access, August 2022 - Patient-Centered Care: A Position Statement
Alliance for Patient Access, August 2022 - 2022 Meeting Summary
Alliance for Patient Access, July 2022 - A Path to Hepatitis C Elimination for Policymakers
Institute for Patient Access, November 2020 - Telemedicine: A Position Statement
Alliance for Patient Access, July 2020 - High Out-of-Pocket Costs: A Position Statement
Alliance for Patient Access, July 2019 - Non-Medical Switching: A Position Statement
Alliance for Patient Access, July 2019 - Co-Pay Accumulator Programs: A Position Statement
Alliance for Patient Access, May 2019 - Prior Authorization: A Position Statement
Alliance for Patient Access, April 2019 - A Study of the Qualitative Impact of Non-Medical Switching | Abstract
Alliance for Patient Access, February 2019 - Step Therapy: A Position Statement
Alliance for Patient Access, January 2019 - Co-pay Accumulator Programs: What Can Policymakers do to Protect Patients?
Institute for Patient Access, August 2018 - Co-pay Accumulator Adjustment Programs
Institute for Patient Access, June 2018 - Fast Facts: Co-Pay Coupons
Institute for Patient Access, August 2017 - Testing and Treating Prisoners for Hepatitis C
A Health Policy Brief from the Institute for Patient Access
by Frederick Altice, MD., July 2017 - Access to Hepatitis C Cures for Medicaid Patients
A Health Policy Brief from the Institute for Patient Access
by Robert Gish, M.D., February 2016 - Improving Patient Access to Hepatitis C Cures
A White Paper from the Hepatitis Therapy Access Physicians Working Group
July 2015
Videos
- The Subscription Solution
Alliance for Patient Access, May 2020 - Why Health Care Providers Should Care About ICER
Institute for Patient Access, November 2019 - Non-Medical Switching Hurts Patients
Alliance for Patient Access, March 2019 - The Co-Pay Surprise
Alliance for Patient Access, May 2018 - Protecting Women and Infants from Hepatitis C
National Coalition for Infant Health / Alliance for Patient Access, October 2017 - Understanding Prior Authorization
Alliance for Patient Access, October 2017 - Rationing Hepatitis C Cures is Costing Patients
Alliance for Patient Access, July 2016
Infographics
- It’s Time to Tackle Infectious Disease Disparities
Alliance for Patient Access, March 2023 - The ABCs of Hepatitis
Alliance for Patient Access, March 2022 - Steps to Eliminating Hepatitis C: Reduce Access Barriers
Alliance for Patient Access, June 2021 - Some State Medicaid Systems are Failing Patients with Hepatitis C
Alliance for Patient Access, June 2021 - Steps to Eliminating Hepatitis C: Tailor Strategies to At-Risk Populations
Alliance for Patient Access, May 2021 - Steps to Eliminating Hepatitis C: Explore Innovative Payment Approaches
Alliance for Patient Access, April 2021 - Steps to Eliminating Hepatitis C: Expand Testing
Alliance for Patient Access, March 2021 - How Non-Medical Switching Hurts Patients
Alliance for Patient Access, February 2019 - The Ugly Co-Pay Surprise
Alliance for Patient Access, May 2018 - Some State Medicaid Systems are Failing Patients with Hepatitis C
Alliance for Patient Access, December 2017 - Any of these physicians can diagnose Hepatitis C
Alliance for Patient Access, February 2017 - Are state prisons keeping Hepatitis C cures under lock and key?
Alliance for Patient Access, November 2016 - Access to Hepatitis C Cures: State Medicaid Offices Must Choose
Alliance for Patient Access, July 2016
Blogs