Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program receives HHS funding and has Federal PHS deemed status with respect to certain health or health-related claims, including medical malpractice claims, for itself and its covered individuals.
Ensuring Access
HCV treatment long proved inaccessible to those experiencing homelessness, as it was typically only available through a limited number of specialist medical providers. Our community-based HCV program changes that, establishing HCV as an area of primary care rather than specialty care. In partnership with the Massachusetts Department of Health, we invested in HCV training for clinicians and case managers to increase the spread of caregivers prepared to deliver high-quality HCV services, from screening and testing to treatment and counseling. Today, 16 (and counting) BHCHP primary care providers and two HCV care coordinators offer scheduled and walk-in HCV care across 14 locations, including shelter-based clinics and a mobile clinic van.
