PrEP Access and Coverage Act

Summary

PrEP Access and Coverage Act This bill requires private health insurance plans to cover prescription drugs that prevent HIV, including related screenings, diagnostic procedures, administrative fees, and clinical follow-ups, without any cost-sharing obligation for the plan holder. Further, insurance plans must not impose any preauthorization requirement for this coverage. These coverage requirements also apply to public health insurance programs, including Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children's Health Insurance Program. Additionally, the bill prohibits denying, limiting, or qualifying coverage or increasing premiums for disability insurance, long-term care insurance, or life insurance policies based on an individual taking medication for HIV prevention. The bill further requires the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to states, or directly to eligible local organizations, to provide uninsured individuals and underinsured individuals access to prescription drugs and related services that prevent HIV. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also must develop a public awareness campaign that focuses efforts in communities with a high need for HIV prevention treatment.

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Timeline

1. 1 December 2021

   Introduced

   Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, Ways and Means, Veterans' Affairs, Armed Services, Natural Resources, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 1 December 2021

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 1 December 2021

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 2 December 2021

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

   Source: Committee

5. 14 December 2021

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.

   Source: Committee

6. 6 January 2022

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 1 December 2021 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

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• Introduced in House

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Sponsors

• Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] · D · Sponsor
• Barbara Lee · D · Sponsor
• Katie Porter · D · Sponsor
• Jackie Speier · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] · D · Sponsor
• Sean Casten · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] · D · Sponsor
• BOBBY RUSH · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] · D · Sponsor
• Kathy Manning · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] · D · Sponsor
• Donald Payne · D · Sponsor
• Sheila Jackson Lee · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] · D · Sponsor
• David Cicilline · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] · D · Sponsor
• Mondaire Jones · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] · D · Sponsor
• Eric Swalwell · D · Sponsor
• Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D · Sponsor
• Earl Blumenauer · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] · D · Cosponsor
• Susan Wild · D · Cosponsor
• JAMES COOPER · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] · D · Cosponsor
• Charlie Crist · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Auchincloss, Jake [D-MA-4] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] · D · Cosponsor
• Colin Allred · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] · D · Cosponsor

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