Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Jun 2019
Free daily HIV prevention pills will soon be available to private insurance holders
11 June 2019 - Patients with private health insurance will soon be able to get HIV prevention medication at no cost.
Patients with private health insurance will soon be able to get HIV prevention medication, also known as pre-exposure prophylaxis or PrEP, at no cost after a recommendation from an influential health-care panel Tuesday.
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force gave PrEP a grade A recommendation, meaning insurers will now be obligated to cover the medication at no cost to their policyholders. Under the Affordable Care Act, more commonly known as Obamacare, private health plans are required to cover preventative services that the task force grants an “A” or “B” rating.
