Fierce Healthcare

Medicare proposes coverage for PrEP without patient cost sharing

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is recommending preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) with oral or injectable antiretroviral therapy to people at risk of HIV without patient cost sharing.
Bay Area Reporter

Federal government: Insurance must now cover PrEP costs

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 ...
WTVD

Cost of HIV prevention drugs remain high for many despite efforts to fix the problem

As many celebrated the recent decision to make HIV prevention medication free on most insurance plans, those who are uninsured felt the gap between them and their life-saving treatment widened further ...
News Medical

Rising out-of-pocket costs for PrEP threaten key strategy in ending the HIV epidemic

Increasing patients' out of pocket costs for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), medications, which have been shown to dramatically reduce the risk of HIV infection, could lead to a significant ...
Medscape

Out-of-Pocket Prep Costs Reduce Screening Colonoscopy Uptake, Especially in Vulnerable Populations

Out-of-pocket costs for bowel preparation are deterring people, especially vulnerable and underserved groups, from colonoscopy for colorectal cancer (CRC) screening, a large insurance-claims analysis ...