Industry Bulletins | August 20, 2020
HHS To Expand Access To Free HIV Prevention Medications Under $4 Million Contract With TrialCard
On August 6, 2020, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that it will continue to expand access to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) HIV prevention medications at no cost to eligible individuals without prescription drug coverage. The expansion is through a $4 million contract with TrialCard for one year with four one-year option periods.
The contract is intended to support Ready, Set, PrEP, a key component of the “Ending the HIV Epidemic: A Plan for America” (EHE) initiative. EHE aims to reduce the number of new HIV infections in the United States by 75% by . . .