HIV+Hepatitis Policy Institute will convene a panel on Friday, April 19, 2024, at the Biomedical HIV Prevention Summit to examine how PrEP is provided today by entities including community health centers, CBOs, pharmacies, telemedicine platforms, and state health departments. We will examine how this work is financed by leveraging existing programs and systems, as well as current barriers and what can be done to close PrEP access gaps in underserved populations.
North Carolina Blue Cross Blue Shield HIV Drug Tiers
Carl Schmid discusses NC Blue Cross Blue Shield’s decision to remove HIV drugs from the highest and costliest drug tiers following a discrimination complaint filed by the HIV+Hepatitis Policy Institute and NC AIDS Action Network.
Improving access to preventive services consumer protections
At the NAIC meeting, Carl Schmid and colleagues present consumer representatives’ report on investigation of how insurers are implementing ACA preventive service requirements, including PrEP, and urge state regulators to take action to ensure insurers are compliant with the law.
Barriers to health care for consumers with insurance: Prior authorization
NAIC Consumer Representative Carl Schmid speaks at the 2023 NAIC Spring Meeting on a panel about how insurers create barriers to prescription drugs through onerous prior-authorization requirements.
The social determinants affecting PrEP use and access
Carl Schmid and Dr. Milgram discusses the disparities in education and access to PrEP in the patient populations that need these medications the most.