From Vox September 27, 2017 Joshua Sharfstein, Joy Lee, Rena Conti Harris Public Policy Associated Faculty Rena ContiHarris Public Policy Associated Faculty Rena Conti published and article in Vox with fellow public health economists Joshua Sharfstein and Joy Lee about the Louisiana Department of Health and Human Services which is considering asking the federal government to use a 100 year old law to supersede pharmaceutical patents and make hepatitis C treatments affordable to the Medicaid program. "A reasonable estimate of the additional cost of providing treatment to all in need in Louisiana exceeds $1 billion, roughly 50 times what Louisiana’s Medicaid program currently spends each year for hepatitis C medications. It will be a decade or more before any of the available treatments lose patent protection and cheaper generics become available." Full coverage available in Vox. Upcoming Events More events SDG (Sustainable Development Goals) Challenge Program for High School Students: Navigating US College Admissions with Ranjan Daniels Mon., April 29, 2024 | 8:00 AM Data & Policy Summer Scholar (DPSS) Roundtable with Alumni Mon., April 29, 2024 | 7:30 PM Harris Evening Master's Program Class Visit—Economic Analysis III: Public Finance and Budgeting With Professor Justin Marlowe Tue., April 30, 2024 | 5:45 PM Convene 311 West Monroe St. 2nd Floor Reception Chicago, IL 60606 United States
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