Letters

Letter in support of Missouri SB 844

It is a pleasure to voice our strong support for Senate Bill 844 (“Requires any amount paid on behalf of a health benefit plan enrollee to count toward the enrollee’s cost-sharing”) which provides that when calculating an enrollee’s overall contribution to an out-of-pocket max or any cost-sharing requirement under a health benefit plan, a health carrier or pharmacy benefits manager shall include any amounts paid by the enrollee or paid on behalf of the enrollee for any medication for which a generic substitute is not available. We thank you for holding a hearing on this important issue and ask that you consider and pass the bill.

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Oppose domestic HIV programs cuts of $767 million & proposed amendments

The HIV+Hepatitis Policy Institute urges all members of the House of Representatives to oppose the FY24 Labor HHS Appropriations Bill (HR 5894) due to the $767 million in cuts to HIV domestic prevention and treatment programs, massive cuts to other related programs, and the many damaging social policy riders that are directed to the communities most impacted by HIV.

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Impact of proposed elimination of HRSA HIV PrEP funding for community health centers

As part of $767 million of domestic HIV prevention and treatment funding cuts included in the House Labor, HHS Appropriations bill is the total elimination of a program initiated by the Trump administration that is a critical component of the Ending the HIV Epidemic program. The Primary Care HIV Prevention (PCHP) program provides funding to HRSA’s community health centers in the communities most impacted by HIV to conduct activities to support and provide PrEP, which are highly effective medications that prevent HIV.

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Response to request for information on improving integrity & stability of the 340B program

Given the importance of the 340B program to both HIV treatment and prevention in the United States, we are pleased that you are taking steps to improve the integrity and stability of the program. While the program has grown in recent years, we believe Congress should take steps now to ensure the 340B program works as intended and any abuses are addressed in order to ensure that the 340B program will be on solid ground and available in the future.

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