The more-than-a-quarter-million Americans who use PrEP could lose free access to the HIV-prevention medication through their employer-sponsored health insurance, following a Texas judge’s ruling last ...
Tens of thousands of people most vulnerable to contracting HIV are forced to pay for medication to prevent the virus, despite federal requirements guaranteeing free access to treatment that is ...
The Biden administration is directing insurance companies to offer PrEP without copays or deductibles. PrEP, or pre-exposure prophylaxis, refers to two antiviral medications – under the brand names of ...
Pride month is a time for the LGBTQ community to celebrate the progress it has made, while also acknowledging the many challenges that still exist. HIV is one of those challenges. The number of new ...
Anthony Cantu, 31, counsels patients at a San Antonio health clinic about a daily pill shown to prevent HIV infection. Last summer, he started taking the medication himself, an approach called ...
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force released a recommendation Tuesday, calling on health care providers to offer PrEP to men and women at high risk of acquiring HIV. The June 11 recommendation ...
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The financial side of freedom: How MISTR and SISTR are shattering cost barriers to PrEP
Freedom is often discussed in emotional or cultural terms, but for many people, it is deeply financial. Nowhere is that more evident than in access to health care, where cost can determine whether ...
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PrEP insurance denials and cost-sharing persist for many, despite accessibility efforts
A new study by CUNY SPH researchers suggests that insurance and cost-related barriers persist for sexual and gender minority people seeking pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), despite regulations ...
A federal judge in Texas has sided with two companies that don’t want to pay toward their employees’ PrEP, the medication that, when taken daily, prevents HIV infection. Judge Reed O’Connor, a Bush ...
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