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Tackling the Trifecta: How States are Addressing Co- Occurring SUD, HIV, and Hepatitis C May 26 th , 2020 2:00 pm-3:00 pm ET This work is supported through NASHPs Cooperative Agreement with the Health Resources and Services Administration


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Tackling the Trifecta: How States are Addressing Co- Occurring SUD, HIV, and Hepatitis C

May 26th, 2020 2:00 pm-3:00 pm ET

This work is supported through NASHP’s Cooperative Agreement with the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), grant #UD3OA22891

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Today’s Speakers

Jodi Manz, MSW

Project Director, NASHP

Will Cohen, MSW

Harm Reduction Program Coordinator, West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, Bureau for Public Health

Kimberly Hood, JD/MPH

Hepatitis C Elimination Program Manager, Office of Public Health, Louisiana Department of Health

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Tackling Infectious Disease in Rural Environments:

Harm Reduction in West Virginia

William Cohen, MSW Harm Reduction Program Manager May 26, 2020 Webinar

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Keys to Harm Reduction in West Virginia

  • Needle litter as a political wedge
  • “NIMBY” – Not In My Backyard
  • Meet clients at a location that is convenient for them and in a

manner that provides services in a way that is conducive to success

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Know Your Community

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Keys to Harm Reduction in West Virginia

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Be Flexible

  • Make sure to incorporate People Who Use Drugs (PWUD) in

planning services: “nothing about us without us”

  • Base services on what is best for each local community
  • Adapt, improve, and overcome
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Three Different Service Delivery Styles

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Mobile Fixed Mobile Fixed Health Department

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Harm Reduction Programs (HRPs) in West Virginia

  • 14 active Harm Reduction Programs (HRPs)
  • 12 are fixed sites in local health departments (LHDs)
  • Three have mobile services in addition to their fixed

site

  • One is mobile only
  • 85% of HRPs are managed or run by LHDs (that are

known to DHHR’s Bureau for Public Health)

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Comparing Different Service Delivery Types

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Mobile Fixed

Pro Con Pro Con Can meet clients who cannot drive High initial cost Better privacy Significant space requirements Can be multi-use Requires travel time Lower initial cost Subject to legislative whims Low space requirements Less privacy Easier to provide linkage to services Outreach issues Flexible locations More obvious Requires less staff Mixing clients

Pros and Cons of Different Service Delivery Types

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Mobile Service Delivery

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Mobile Service Delivery

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Mobile Service Advantages in Rural Settings

  • Serve more clients with the same resources in low

density areas

  • Meet clients at a location that is convenient for them
  • Provide ancillary services
  • Wound care
  • Vaccinations
  • Limited primary care
  • The sky’s the limit!

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Lessons Learned in West Virginia

  • Weigh benefits versus risks of media exposure
  • Evaluate if the LHD is the ideal location for an HRP
  • How you do outreach makes a difference
  • Work with local community leaders during planning

and throughout the life of the program

  • Law enforcement
  • Legislators
  • Business community leaders
  • Faith community leaders

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West Virginia’s Ideal Model

Modified Hub and Spoke

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Health Department Treatment Center Mobile SSP Community Fixed SSP Peer to Peer Social Services Partner Agency

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Contact

William Cohen, MSW Harm Reduction Program Manager West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources Bureau for Public Health Office of Epidemiology and Prevention Services 350 Capitol Street, Room 125 Charleston, WV 25301 Phone: (304) 356-4677 Email: William.H.Cohen@wv.gov

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Louisiana’s Hepatitis C Subscription Model and Elimination Plan

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Our Journey to the Hepatitis C Elimination Program

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We had the desire and

  • bligation

to treat, but not the means

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Our journey…

2016 2016 2016 2017 2018 2019

Drug Pricing Lab at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Section 1498 Meeting at Johns Hopkins Shift focus to Subscription Model Medicaid prior authorization update NGA report on pharmaceutical interventions LDH HCV elimination blueprint CMS Meeting RFI on Subscription- Based Payment Model Funding from Laura and John Arnold Foundation SFO Contract with Gilead’s Asegua Therapeutics Launch July 15

Our Journey

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Our big bet

Louisiana will eliminate Hepatitis C as a public health problem

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Establish Hepatitis C subscription model

2020

Treat 10,000 Louisianans in Medicaid and Corrections

2024

Treat 80% of Louisianans living with hepatitis C

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Louisiana’s Hepatitis C Elimination Program

  • Establish a Modified Hepatitis C Medication Subscription Model for Medicaid and

Corrections

  • Educate Public on Availability of Cure and Mobilize Priority Populations

for Screenings

  • Expand HCV Screening and Expedited Linkage to HCV Cure
  • Strengthen HCV Surveillance to Link Persons Previously Diagnosed

to Treatment

  • Expand Provider Capacity to Treat Hepatitis C
  • Implement Harm Reduction and Complementary Treatment Strategies
  • Extend Elimination Efforts to All Populations Within the State
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Strategy 1: Negotiate Unrestricted Access to Drug at a Fixed Cost

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Louisiana’s Modified Hepatitis C Subscription Model Partnership

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Subscriptio n model approach to medication purchasing

Treatment as a subscription:

  • Purchaser pays an annual, fixed fee
  • Manufacturer provides unlimited access to medication

Win-Win-Win

  • State: predictable costs, dramatic increase in access to

treatment, enables campaign to eliminate HCV

  • Manufacturers: preferred drug listing, direct gain in Medicaid

and Corrections market share, spill over into other markets

  • Louisianans: increased cure rates, reduced morbidity, reduced

mortality

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Subscriptio n model approach to medication purchasing

Manufacturer Patient

Pays annual, fixed subscription fee Provides unlimited medication

  • Predictable costs
  • Large increase in

access to treatment

  • Enables mass

treatment efforts

  • Predictable

revenue

  • Gain in market

share

  • Spill over into in-

State markets

  • Increased access

to treatment

  • Likely reduced

costs

  • Reduced

morbidity and mortality

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Thank you! Questions?

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Kimberly L Hood, JD/MPH

Hepatitis C Elimination Program Manager Louisiana Office of Public Health Kimberly.Hood@la.gov

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Harm Reduction Services during COVID-19

Jodi Manz, MSW Project Director, NASHP

M a y 2 6 , 2 0 2 0

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Importance of Maintaining Services

’ Continued (and new) engagement with people who use drugs ’ Increased urgency of naloxone distribution ’ Unused syringe access ’ Fentanyl testing strips and other substance testing strategies as illicit

market experiences shifts The Harm Reduction Coalition has comprehensive COVID-19 resources for providers and individuals alike: https://harmreduction.org/miscellaneous/covid-19-guidance-for-people- who-use-drugs-and-harm-reduction-programs/

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Harm Reduction Coalition Tips for Community-based Syringe Services and Harm Reduction Providers

’ Prioritize & Prepare Your People

 Prioritize staff & participant safety  Sanitize surfaces  Offer extra supplies

’ Plan Ahead

 Take stock of your essential services  Review/create communication plan  Stay informed and connected  Plan for employee absence  Medication continuity  When to use facemasks and gloves  Stand against racism Source: https://harmreduction.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/COVID19-harm-reduction- providers-1.pdf Posted 3.11.29

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State Guidance Examples

’ Oregon Health Authority March 29, 2020 Guidance Fact Sheet

 Provides operational suggestions on distancing, staff/volunteer safety, and service

delivery approaches

 Information for and in support of people who use drugs to maintain safety during the

pandemic

’ Maine Governor’s March 30, 2020 Executive Order

 Suspended 1-to-1 syringe exchange rule  Directs intentional social distancing on site  Allows flexibility in location, hours of operation, and mail delivery of supplies

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Emerging Harm Reduction Concerns

’ Program maintenance amidst reduced budgets ’ Continued operations without PPE and social distancing abilities ’ Utilization drivers – increases and decreases ’ If sanctioned harm reduction access closes as a result of public funding

reduction, policy makers may see renewed calls to address paraphernalia laws and safe consumption site laws

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