Tag Archives: HCV

What’s the news on reactivation of HCV after SVR?

Posted on June 8, 2014 by Laura

The VA has stopped testing my husband for any possible HCV viral load because he attained SVR after treatment (in private health care) almost ten years ago. He’s considered (99%-100%) cured. His private gastroenterologist still tests him. Here’s one definition … Continue reading →

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ER rapid HCV testing results support HCV infection projections for baby-boomer cohort

Posted on June 8, 2014 by Laura

Kudus to James Galbraith, MD, a professor at University of Alabama, Birmingham (UAB). He designed and conducted an HCV free screening study of baby boomers at UAB’s Emergency Department (ED). This is a 51-bed, Level 1 trauma center. Infectious … Continue reading →

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VAMC SCHEDULING HOTSPOTS–INTERACTIVE MAP

Posted on June 7, 2014 by asknod

Here’s the latest on where the “scheduling misunderstandings” occurred in VA. Pretty soon we’ll have a real map that shows 150 stars on it-one for each VA medical facility. VAMC American Lake maintains they are pure as the driven snow. Try a dental … Continue reading →

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Evidence Alert!: Bloody shared razors from “Barber’s Assistant” Dirty Jobs, Season 6, Episode 5

Posted on June 7, 2014 by Laura

I have queried my spouse about the practices of village barbers in Vietnam and learned that their methods were unsanitary. (Village barbers also came to the compound to cut hair and shave soldiers.) Therefore a show on the Discovery Channel, … Continue reading →

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Time for humanitarian medical tourism to get Solvaldi?

Posted on May 30, 2014 by Laura

Should the VA collaborate with the DoD to medevac the most seriously ill veterans with HCV to another country on Air Force cargo/hospital planes? Taxpayers would save an enormous amount of money if so. This would also be a great … Continue reading →

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CAVC– STRONG V. SHINSEKI–WE HAVE ALL BEEN HERE BEFORE

Posted on May 29, 2014 by asknod

My sincere apologies to Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young for bogarting the Déjà Vu. It seems no matter how many times we go through this process, the BVA seems inclined to come up with the same tired excuses for their denials. … Continue reading →

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SECOND QTR 2014 BVA DECISIONS ARE OUT

Posted on May 16, 2014 by asknod

The BVA has just released their second batch of decisions for 2014. There are very interesting reads in the Hepatitis C decisions. Please review them if you have pending claims as they will give you great insight into the latest denial … Continue reading →

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A VA Dental Insurance experience

Posted on April 8, 2014 by Laura

So far so good! My spouse decided to give the VA Delta Standard plan a try because he didn’t think he needed much work done this year. The monthly premium for our region is $9.73 per month. So far he’s … Continue reading →

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VAMC– SOVALDI RECON

Posted on March 18, 2014 by asknod

Knowing it’s no fun to be blindsided by medical unavailability, I decided to be the point man, take the 77E and move out ahead. What I found at my VA Medical Center is cause for immense concern. VAMCs have been … Continue reading →

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DEATH SENTENCE COMMUTED

Posted on March 1, 2014 by asknod

In an extreme act of compassion, my medical insurance company, Premera Blue Cross elected to grant me access to Sovaldi yesterday. Being a little shy of $180,000 smackeroos, I was definitely wondering how this was going to pan out. With … Continue reading →