PrEP and PEP are Prevention Act
This bill requires most health insurance plans to cover HIV prevention services - including PrEP and PEP drugs, related lab tests, counseling, and monitoring - without cost-sharing (like copays or deductibles) or prior approval. It applies to private insurance, Medicare, Medicaid/CHIP, and federal employee health plans, directly affecting people who use HIV prevention medications. Key provisions mandate 100% coverage for FDA-approved HIV prevention drugs, eliminate cost-sharing for these services, and prohibit insurers from requiring preauthorization for them. The bill defines covered services to include all necessary components of HIV prevention care as outlined in current public health guidelines.
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Introduction
Sep 2025
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Introduced Sep 4, 2025
Last action Sep 4, 2025
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Sep 4, 2025
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Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
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Sep 4, 2025
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1 primary · 35 co-sponsors
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Maxine Waters
DDemocratic
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André Carson
DDemocratic
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Bennie G. Thompson
DDemocratic
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Bonnie Watson Coleman
DDemocratic
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Deborah K. Ross
DDemocratic
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Delia C. Ramirez
DDemocratic
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Dina Titus
DDemocratic
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
DDemocratic
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Emanuel Cleaver
DDemocratic
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Emily Randall
DDemocratic
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Frederica S. Wilson
DDemocratic
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