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Mississippi insurer adds PrEP coverage after complaint, but gaps remain

Jun 15, 2026

We are pleased that Blue Cross Blue Shield of Mississippi has taken steps to comply with federal preventive coverage requirements by adding these two PrEP drugs. The people of Mississippi deserve the same benefits of innovative HIV prevention tools that other people across the country have access to. But by excluding other long-acting medications, which are recommended in national HIV treatment and prevention guidelines, Mississippians are still not able to access these highly effective drugs that improve patient adherence.

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House Republicans Propose $1 Billion in Cuts to Domestic HIV Programs

Jun 4, 2026

We can’t imagine a country that is unable to conduct basic surveillance of a serious  infectious disease, educate and test people, and link them to appropriate treatment or prevention, including PrEP. That is what would happen if the House Republican bill were to pass. Sadly, these proposals will just continue the instability in our nation’s HIV prevention programs, which are primarily conducted at the state and local levels. We urge Congress to reject them, as they did last year.

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Trump budget proposes over $1.5 billion cut to domestic HIV programs

Apr 3, 2026

Congress rejected these massive attacks on HIV prevention last year and we will urge them to do the same again this year. While we are reassured that over 600,000 low-income people currently accessing care and treatment through the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program and those using PrEP programs in community health centers can maintain their services, the dismantling of HIV prevention and surveillance and other programs will just lead to more HIV infections and higher health costs down the road.

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Comprehensive national PrEP bills to prevent HIV introduced

Mar 4, 2026

We thank the leadership of Sens. Smith and Schiff and Reps. Takano, Balint and Pocan in reintroducing the PrEP Access and Coverage Act,” commented Carl Schmid, executive director of the HIV+Hepatitis Policy Institute. “Passage of this bill will greatly expand access to PrEP for people who have health coverage across all payers and create a national grant program that includes community and provider outreach as well as PrEP drugs and associated services for the uninsured. We have a national HIV treatment program, but in order to end HIV, we need a comprehensive national HIV PrEP program.

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