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Sen. introduces bill to ban prior authorization for HIV antivirals in state plans; one-person testimony recounts medication access disruption
Summary
SB 6183 would require health carriers, including public-employee plans, to cover all FDA-approved HIV antiviral drugs without prior authorization, step therapy or other utilization-management protocols beginning Jan. 1, 2027. The prime sponsor said Medicaid results were promising; a person living with HIV testified that insurance changes once made their viral load detectable by blocking access to medication.
Senator (identified in the transcript as the prime sponsor) presented Senate Bill 6183 to the Senate Health and Long Term Care Committee on Jan. 22, proposing that health carriers, including plans offered to public employees, provide coverage for all FDA-approved HIV antiviral drugs without prior authorization, step therapy or other utilization-management protocols beginning Jan. 1, 2027.
Greg Attenasio, committee staff, briefed members on the bill and noted the Food and Drug Administration’s approval…
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