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trials and insurance
I'm just wondering if you do treatment thru a trial, how does your insurance company know when your cured? Does the study doctor provide your insurance company with proof that you have completed treatment outside of using your insurance? Just wondering if anyone knows how this works? Thanks.
After achieving SVR (synonymous with ’cure’) you’ll no longer test positive for active, RNA virus. However, the antibodies, which aren’t the virus but rather a product of your immune response, will likely persist for life.
These antibodies aren’t harmful, nor are they contagious; they are like a fingerprint of the virus, but they’ll always act as markers for previous exposure and subsequent infection.
No getting around this, unfortunately. You’re doctor might be able to further explain this if you have more questions,
--Bill
These antibodies aren’t harmful, nor are they contagious; they are like a fingerprint of the virus, but they’ll always act as markers for previous exposure and subsequent infection.
No getting around this, unfortunately. You’re doctor might be able to further explain this if you have more questions,
--Bill
Even after being cured, I will stil test positive for hepatitis for the rest of my life? I didnt know that..
Sad but for now they really don't care, a very good friend works for a major life and medical insurance company. When i asked him if i brought a "cure letter" in would it make me able to buy life insurance, the answer was no as Bill stated your antibodies will still show up and thats all they test for.
I was cured in a clinical trial. Two years later I got a letter from my insurance company saying, "since you have Hep C we recommend yearly screening of liver enzymes." It was some kind of a health tip, lol. Funny that they did it the week of World Hepatitis Day, in July.
My hepatologist had sent a letter to my primary doc saying that I was SVR but I wonder if the insurance companies picked up on that at all. So I called the number on that letter to tell someone that I was no longer infected. I was on hold a long time and was passed around from person to person. I did not feel that my message was received.
Later I called the nurse line for my ins. co and asked the nurse to document that I'm cured of Hep C. Don't know if it makes any difference but it made me feel better : )
Now we'll see if they send me another reminder to check liver enzymes this July.
My hepatologist had sent a letter to my primary doc saying that I was SVR but I wonder if the insurance companies picked up on that at all. So I called the number on that letter to tell someone that I was no longer infected. I was on hold a long time and was passed around from person to person. I did not feel that my message was received.
Later I called the nurse line for my ins. co and asked the nurse to document that I'm cured of Hep C. Don't know if it makes any difference but it made me feel better : )
Now we'll see if they send me another reminder to check liver enzymes this July.
Health and life insurance companies don’t typically make a distinction between infection past or present. Regardless of disease status (current or resolved) you’ll continue to test positive for HCV antibodies. Some life insurance companies now recognize HCV can be clinically resolved, although the time frame used varies from company to company.
--Bill
--Bill
I would assume health insurances woulld want to know if you no longer have a virus. Ive heard of people being denied insurance or having to pay very high prices for insurance because of an existing illness..
No they don't tell your insurance company. not sure why you think they would as it doesn't change anything............ Good luck
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