Health exchange plans limit patient access to HIV drugs: study
For the past two years, patient advocates have complained that many insurers are trying to discourage HIV patients from enrolling in policies sold on health insurance exchanges created by the Affordable Care Act. Now, a new analysis provides fresh evidence that their concerns are justified.
Just 16 percent of the so-called silver exchange plans in 2015 cover all 10 of the most widely used HIV drug regimens. These also cost patients less than $100 per month per regimen, according to Avalere Health, a consulting firm that ran the analysis.