Health insurance must cover all costs associated with PrEP, Biden administration orders
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metroweekly.comPrEP.A once-daily pill, PrEP uses antiretroviral treatments for HIV to prevent an HIV-negative person from contracting the virus.
It reduces the risk of transmission during sex by around 99%, according to the CDC.The Department of Labor order means that insured individuals accessing the drug — sold under the brand names Truvada and Descovy — will face no copays, deductibles, or additional costs associated with PrEP.That includes the lab tests and quarterly clinic visits necessary in order to “monitor patients taking the medication to ensure its safe, ongoing use,” per the guidance.Insurers have 60 days to classify PrEP as a zero-cost preventative drug.
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