Table 2.
Estimated prevalence of HCV infected patients in Pennsylvania Medicaid in 2007–2015 and the number of new episodes of decompensated cirrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma, and liver transplant.
| Year | HCV cases in Claims data* |
Model-based HCV-infected population in Medicaid† | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total with diagnoses |
Total aware |
Total | DC incidence |
HCC incidence |
Liver transplants |
|
| 2001 | - | 19,700 | 50,000 | 50 | 57 | 12 |
| 2002 | - | 19,600 | 50,000 | 40 | 43 | 14 |
| 2003 | - | 19,600 | 50,000 | 56 | 51 | 11 |
| 2004 | - | 19,500 | 49,800 | 70 | 59 | 9 |
| 2005 | - | 19,700 | 50,200 | 81 | 49 | 10 |
| 2006 | - | 19,900 | 50,000 | 94 | 57 | 11 |
| 2007 | 18,955 | 20,400 | 49,500 | 101 | 60 | 12 |
| 2008 | 20,242 | 21,800 | 50,800 | 111 | 65 | 11 |
| 2009 | 23,234 | 22,800 | 50,400 | 120 | 66 | 12 |
| 2010 | 24,352 | 24,000 | 50,200 | 129 | 70 | 13 |
| 2011 | 26,061 | 25,400 | 49,900 | 141 | 79 | 14 |
| 2012 | 26,432 | 26,700 | 49,500 | 149 | 83 | 14 |
| 2013 | - | 28,500 | 48,400 | 143 | 84 | 15 |
| 2014 | - | 30,100 | 47,700 | 139 | 86 | 15 |
| 2015 | 31,200 | 46,700 | 108 | 78 | 16 | |
Source: Simulation model results
*
The numbers of HCV cases identified from claims data are included for comparison in the highlighted column.
†
The model-based results for each year indicate values at the end of the calendar year.
Abbreviations: HCV = hepatitis C virus; DC = decompensated cirrhosis; HCC = hepatocellular carcinoma.