The costs to states resulting from the treatment of infectious diseases are impressive. The estimated cost of providing health care services to people living with hepatitis C, for example, is $15 billion annually and recent hepatitis A outbreaks have cost at least $270 million since 2016. In 2019, HIV care and treatment cost the U.S. more than $20 billion. However, many cost-effective strategies exist that can prevent transmission of these diseases altogether. This webinar highlights these strategies and provides insight from states that have effectively implemented them.

Moderator

• Charlie Severance-Medaris, policy specialist, NCSL Health Program

Speaker

• Sara C. Zeigler, associate director for policy, Office of Policy, Planning, and Partnerships, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral, Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention, CDC, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• Representative Alex Valdez, Colorado
• Delegate Matthew Rohrbach, West Virginia