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Advocates press for state safeguards to ensure access to long‑acting and daily PrEP without prior authorization or cost sharing
Summary
Public‑health providers and advocates urged the committee to back H1245 and S717 to prohibit cost sharing and prior authorization for PrEP and its ancillary services, and to protect state access regardless of federal policy shifts.
Kevin Herwig, health policy manager at the HIV and Hepatitis Policy Institute, and several public‑health providers urged the committee to support House Bill H1245 and Senate Bill S717 to remove insurer barriers to pre‑exposure prophylaxis for HIV (PrEP), including ancillary services such as lab testing and visits.
"PrEP is a key component of both Massachusetts and federal strategies to end the HIV epidemic," Herwig said, describing…
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