tired: Medicare 4 All

wired: PreP 4 All

In the U.S., Apretude has an average wholesale price of about $22,000 yearly, versus about $400 yearly for generic oral PrEP. This suggests that most health plans will default to covering the pills unless providers can offer a good reason for the injections.

Big Pharma is killing it by giving higher pricing to drugs that are more effective (maybe because people forget to take the pills each day, or maybe its actually more effective) :brace-cowboy:

In an email to TheBody via a CDC rep, Daskalakis said, “CDC is working with partners to expand efforts to ensure that anyone who could benefit from PrEP can get it, and to increase use of this highly effective prevention strategy in populations over-represented in the HIV epidemic.”

I wonder why marginalized people think the CDC wants them to die? :amber-snacking:

As for plan coverage, Etter said he expected some pushback. “Our pharmacy director is anticipating that insurance companies, rather than just approving the injections willy-nilly, will want to see that patients have tried oral PrEP first and don’t tolerate it for some reason,” he said.

reason: "my small twink throat cannot swallow pills" :jon-yell:

“I feel like the cliché answer is that it gives us more options,” says Chancley. “When I was working at a health center in linkage to care, someone told me every day that taking a daily pill was a lot for them.” Injectable PrEP could be a great option for, among others, young people living in their parents’ homes “who don’t want their meds to be seen.”

probably why bisexuals aren't on PreP, they're afraid of being outed