Commentary on Barbosa et al. (2019): The value of using community simulation modeling to achieve HCV elimination targets in people who inject drugs

Bruce R Schackman¹, Zachary F Meisel^{2

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Affiliations

¹ Department of Healthcare Policy & Research, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA.
² Center for Emergency Care Policy Research, Department of Emergency Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
³ Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, and the Penn Injury Science Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

Comment

Bruce R Schackman et al. Addiction. 2019 Dec.

. 2019 Dec;114(12):2279-2280.

doi: 10.1111/add.14807. Epub 2019 Oct 23.

Bruce R Schackman¹, Zachary F Meisel^{2

3}

¹ Department of Healthcare Policy & Research, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA.
² Center for Emergency Care Policy Research, Department of Emergency Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
³ Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, and the Penn Injury Science Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

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Keywords: Cost-effectiveness; elimination; hepatitis C; implementation; people who inject drugs; simulation model.

Comment on

Cost-effectiveness of scaling-up HCV prevention and treatment in the United States for people who inject drugs.
Barbosa C, Fraser H, Hoerger TJ, Leib A, Havens JR, Young A, Kral A, Page K, Evans J, Zibbell J, Hariri S, Vellozzi C, Nerlander L, Ward JW, Vickerman P. Barbosa C, et al. Addiction. 2019 Dec;114(12):2267-2278. doi: 10.1111/add.14731. Epub 2019 Aug 2. Addiction. 2019. PMID: 31307116 Free PMC article.

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