Vosevi — Highmark
Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection – treatment-naïve adults
Preferred products
- Mavyret
- Harvoni
- Zepatier
- Epclusa
Initial criteria
- age ≥ 18 years
- diagnosis of chronic HCV (ICD-10: B18.2)
- prescriber documents cirrhosis status and liver transplant history
- prescribed regimen is appropriate per FDA labeling and/or AASLD/IDSA guidelines (see table 1)
- prescriber attests member or guardian educated on potential adverse effects of alcohol or IV drug abuse including risk of misuse, abuse, and addiction
- if member has alcohol use disorder OR IV drug abuse OR history of substance abuse within past 6 months, prescriber attests that an offer of referral for substance abuse treatment and care management was made
- appropriate resistance-associated substitutions (RASs) testing performed when applicable
- if request is for Harvoni and genotype 1a or 1b: duration determined as follows:
- For 12 weeks of Harvoni, member meets ≥1: HCV RNA >6 million IU/mL OR HIV-infected OR cirrhosis OR prior liver transplant OR prescriber attests 8 weeks inappropriate
- For 8 weeks of Harvoni, member meets ALL: HIV-uninfected AND HCV RNA <6 million IU/mL AND no cirrhosis
- if request is for Mavyret 12 weeks, member meets ≥1: HIV/HCV coinfected OR prior liver transplant
- if request is for non-preferred product, member has contraindication to or is not a candidate for all preferred regimens