Hep C Treatment i n MA Prisons October 3 2017 Joel Thompson Staff Attorney PLS UPDATE THE SIX WS WHO Fowler v Turco DOC and MPCH WHAT Treatment of DOC prisoners with DAAs WHEN WHERE AND HOW ID: 765843
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Hep C Treatment i n MA Prisons October 3, 2017 Joel Thompson Staff Attorney, PLS
UPDATE – THE SIX W’S WHO: Fowler v. Turco, DOC and MPCH WHAT: Treatment of DOC prisoners with DAAsWHEN, WHERE, AND HOW: MPCH Clinical Guidelines and their application WHY: Prisoner treatment rates remain low (DOC and counties)
UPDATE – THE SIX W’S WHO: Fowler v. Turco , DOC and MPCHWHAT: Treatment of DOC prisoners with DAAsWHEN, WHERE, AND HOW: MPCH Clinical Guidelines and their application WHY: Prisoner treatment rates remain low (DOC and counties)
UPDATE – THE SIX W’S WHO: Fowler v. Turco, DOC and MPCH WHAT: Treatment of DOC prisoners with DAAsWHEN, WHERE, AND HOW: MPCH Clinical Guidelines and their application WHY: Prisoner treatment rates remain low (DOC and counties)
From MPCH Bid for DOC Health Services Contract, 2012
MGT of America report, December 2011
UPDATE – THE SIX W’S WHO: Fowler v. Turco, DOC and MPCH WHAT: Treatment of DOC prisoners with DAAsWHEN, WHERE, AND HOW: MPCH Clinical Guidelines and their application WHY: Prisoner treatment rates remain low (DOC and counties)
Hep C Testing in DOC: Sept 2013: 105 tested, 30 new HCV+ Aug 2016: 46 tested, 14 new HCV+
Hep C Staging Tests in DOC:Sept 2013: 7 liver biopsies, 15 abdominal ultrasounds Nov 2016: 14 liver biopsies, 55 abdominal ultrasounds
EXCLUSIONS FROM TREATMENT: Substance Use / Tattoos
DOC, FY16 Gap Analysis Report
EXCLUSIONS FROM TREATMENT: Release Date
EXCLUSIONS FROM TREATMENT:Bad Guys
Bull#&%! Ass My Kiss
UPDATE – THE SIX W’S WHO: Fowler v. Turco, DOC and MPCH WHAT: Treatment of DOC prisoners with DAAs WHEN, WHERE, AND HOW: MPCH Clinical Guidelines and their application WHY: Prisoner treatment rates remain low (DOC and counties)
CONTACT: Joel Thompson, Prisoners’ Legal Services(617) 482-2773jthompson@plsma.org Al Troisi, Prisoners’ Legal Services(617) 482-2773atroisi@plsma.org