• qualia@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    6
    ·
    21 hours ago

    Just to clarify the potentially confusing title. This drug came out three months ago in the US, is a version of PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) that only needs to be taken every six months, and is free with most insurances if you’re in an at-risk demo.

    • Aatube@kbin.melroy.orgM
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      2
      ·
      11 hours ago

      the article says it costs around $28,000. i don’ mean to interrogate bu’ d’ya have a source saying taht insurance covers that all

      • qualia@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        4
        ·
        edit-2
        8 hours ago

        Since the Affordable Care Act it’s been a legal mandate for all non-grandfathered-in insurances to cover all A & B recommendations with zero copay, which includes PrEP. Sources: HIV.gov, USPSTF.

        Any disease that specializes in inserting itself into the host genome and then eradicating their immune system needs to be wiped out.