Alabama Settlement With DOJ Over Medicaid Sobriety Requirement For Treatment Of Hepatitis C

On December 22, 2022, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) published this settlement with the state of Alabama regarding the Medicaid sobriety requirement for the treatment of hepatitis C. In December 2022, the Alabama Medicaid Agency entered a settlement agreement with DOJ over the state’s policy that denied Medicaid coverage for direct-acting antiviral agents (DAA) to beneficiaries who had consumed any alcohol or illicit drugs within the six months prior to starting treatment . . .