Access To, Initiation Of PrEP To Prevent HIV Infection Lacking In Diverse Populations And For Those On Medicaid, Analysis Finds

October 17, 2024

Managed Healthcare Executive (10/16, Myshko) reports, “Access to and initiation of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to prevent HIV infection is lacking in diverse populations and for those on Medicaid, according to results of a new analysis.” Researchers found “that a large proportion of newly initiated PrEP users in both 2019 (53% of 93,344) and 2023 (43% of 125,819) were men with HIV-1 risk factors, using commercial insurance, and residing in White dominant neighborhoods.” The findings were presented at IDWeek.