Free Preventive Care Under the ACA is Under Threat Again: A Ruling Exempting PrEP from Insurance Coverage May Extend Nationwide and to Other Health Services
Author: Paul Shafer.; Kristefer Stojanovski.
Source: Volume 24, Number 01, Winter 2023 , pp.16-16(1)
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Abstract:
One of the most popular benefits offered by the ACA, free preventive care (KFF), is under legal threat again. This article briefly reviews the suit by Braidwood Management v. Becerra, originally Kelley v. Becerra, seeking to strike down coverage of PrEP and PEP under the Affordable Care Act. The Braidwood plaintiffs are a mix of individuals and business owners who object to purchasing insurance that covers preexposure prophylaxis—or PrEP—a medicine that is almost 100% effective in preventing HIV infection. One of the plaintiffs claimed that PrEP “facilitates and encourages homosexual behavior, intravenous drug use, and sexual activity outside of marriage between one man and one woman” and that his religious beliefs prevent him from providing insurance that covers PrEP.Keywords: HIV; Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP); Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP); Braidwood Management v. Becerra
Affiliations:
1: Boston University School of Public Health; 2: Tulane University.