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.

Future opportunities to improve PrEP access and management
Carl Schmid and Lynne H. Milgram, MD, MBA, CPE, share ideas that can provide more substantial access to PrEP and battle unmet needs in PrEP management.