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D.C. Council unanimously approves expanded PrEP protections to curb HIV disparities
Summary
The Council approved the PrepDC amendment to strengthen access to PrEP and PEP, bar insurers from using prescription data in underwriting and from imposing cost-sharing or medically unnecessary restrictions, and create a special-purpose fund for the DC Health and Wellness Center.
The Council of the District of Columbia on Feb. 3 approved the PrepDC amendment (Bill 26-159) to expand and protect access to HIV prevention medications, voting to adopt committee amendments that broaden coverage and clarify insurers’ obligations.
Council member Vincent Henderson, the bill’s committee lead, described the measure as a response to long-standing disparities in HIV infections and gaps in access. He told colleagues the bill will prohibit insurers from using prescription information for HIV prevention…
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