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. 2022 May 1;139(5):916-918.
doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000004760. Epub 2022 Apr 5.

Postpartum Follow-up Care for Pregnant Persons With Opioid Use Disorder and Hepatitis C Virus Infection

Marian Jarlenski  1 , Qingwen Chen, Katherine A Ahrens, Lindsay Allen, Anna E Austin, Catherine Chappell, Julie M Donohue, Lindsay Hammerslag, Paul Lanier, Mary Joan McDuffie, Jeffrey Talbert, Lu Tang, Elizabeth E Krans; Medicaid Outcomes Distributed Research Network (MODRN)
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Postpartum Follow-up Care for Pregnant Persons With Opioid Use Disorder and Hepatitis C Virus Infection

Marian Jarlenski et al. Obstet Gynecol. .

Abstract

Among Medicaid-enrolled pregnant persons with opioid use disorder, one third are diagnosed with hepatitis C virus, but only 6% receive postpartum follow-up or medication treatment.

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Conflict of interest statement

Financial Disclosure Catherine Chappell disclosed that she receives grant funding through my institution from Gilead Sciences and Organon that are unrelated to this work. Elizabeth Krans reports money was paid to her institution by the NIH, Merck, and Gilead. Jeffrey Talbert disclosed that money was paid to his institution from the NIH via subcontract from university of Pittsburgh. The other authors did not report any potential conflicts of interest.

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