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#258 Nephrotic Syndrome, Smoking Cessation, Prev Med Update (TFTC #2)

The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast

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Is the X Waiver Going Away?

There was a lot of excitement because there was an announcement that they were going to be exiting the X waiver, which we've all been kind of pulling for and sort of stigmatizing. Hep C screening is now just adults, boys and girls of all ages; age 18 to 79 is the great B recommendation. There's also another recommendation that goes along with this: You can consider screening even in older patients if the risk is high enough and the benefits worth it.

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