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Health groups urge Massachusetts to remove insurance barriers to PrEP and cover long‑acting options
Summary
Community health groups, clinicians and HIV advocates asked lawmakers to favorably report H1245 and S717 to prohibit cost sharing and prior authorization for PrEP and related services, including long‑acting injectable formulations.
Community health organizations, clinicians and HIV-prevention advocates urged the committee to pass House Bill 1245 and Senate Bill 717 to reduce insurer barriers to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV, including long-acting injectable formulations now on the market.
Speakers said PrEP is a cornerstone of HIV-prevention strategy and that out-of-pocket costs, prior authorization requirements and other utilization-management practices create persistent racial, ethnic and geographic disparities in uptake. They asked the committee to prohibit cost sharing and…
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