PrEP Access USA

Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) has become one of the most effective tools available to prevent HIV transmission. Public health experts say consistent use of PrEP medication can reduce the risk of contracting HIV through sexual contact by up to 99 percent.

Expanding PrEP access in the United States remains a key policy priority for healthcare advocates who argue that insurance coverage, telehealth services, and public health funding are essential to making the medication widely available.

JRL CHARTS LGBT Politics USA covers national developments affecting PrEP access, including policy debates, healthcare initiatives, and community outreach efforts.

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26 02, 2018

The Trump ‘American Budget’ Propose Draconian Cuts In HIV, Hepatitis C Research, Treatment and Prevention

2026-03-12T12:44:26-07:00February 26th, 2018|Categories: LGBTQ Politics|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

By: Paul Goldberg, Staff Writer President Trump's proposed "American Budget", proposes domestic HIV prevention funding to be cut $34.6 million while the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Global AIDS Program should be slashed by as much as $58 million. The draconian Trump 'American Budget' further would go after funding for the CDC’s overall discretionary [...]

6 02, 2018

Publix Reverses, Will Cover HIV Prevention Drug PrEP for Employees

2026-03-12T12:44:27-07:00February 6th, 2018|Categories: LGBTQ Politics|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

By: Paul Goldberg, Staff Writer After major backlash for refusing to cover drugs used to prevent HIV/AIDS, PrEP, the Florida-based grocery chain Publix released a series of tweets on Tuesday Feb. 6 stating that the company has decided to add the coverage of PrEP for its 1,169 employees should they request it. Known for not [...]

1 02, 2018

Publix Grocery Chain Denies PrEP HIV Drug to Employees

2026-06-15T00:00:04-07:00February 1st, 2018|Categories: LGBTQ Politics|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

By: Paul Goldberg, Staff Writer One of the America's largest supermarket chains faces backlash over the claims that one of its stores refused to cover the HIV prevention drug PrEP, for one of their employees through their insurance plan. Atlanta's director of the Fulton County PrEP Clinic David Holland, who also serves an assistant professor [...]

29 01, 2018

President Trump Proposes Draconian Cuts to People with HIV, Women, LGBTQ Americans

2026-03-12T12:44:28-07:00January 29th, 2018|Categories: LGBTQ Politics|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

By: Paul Goldberg, Staff Writer WASHINGTON, D.C — According to the White House budget for Fiscal year 2018, cuts are being proposed to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention which covers programs on HIV, hepatitis, tuberculosis as well as outreach programs on sexually transmitted diseases education. President Trump becomes the first president since President [...]

24 01, 2018

Aetna Agrees to Pay $17 Million for Leaking Members HIV Status

2026-03-12T12:44:28-07:00January 24th, 2018|Categories: LGBTQ Politics|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

By: Paul Goldberg, Staff Writer The third largest Insurance carrier in the USA, Aetna, has agreed to pay over $17 million in damages to its customers after causing the largest-ever data breach involving HIV patient's privacy. The announcement came on Wednesday Jan. 17. The case originally started during the summer of 2017 in July when [...]

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