Medicare Decision Memo for Screening for Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) in Adults (CAG-00436N)

On June 2, 2014, the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a national coverage decision memo stating that Medicare will cover hepatitis C screening for adults. The decision memo stated that Medicare will cover screening in a primary care setting for adults at high risk for hepatitis C virus infection. A single screening test will be covered for adults born from 1945 through 1965. Adults at "high risk" are those with a current or past history of illicit injection drug use; and persons who have a history of receiving a blood transfusion prior to 1992 . . .