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This bill, the PrEP Access and Coverage Act, aims to increase access to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to reduce the transmission of HIV. Key provisions of the bill include: - Requiring private health insurance plans, federal employee health benefits, Medicaid, and CHIP to cover PrEP and related services like lab tests and clinical monitoring without cost-sharing. - Establishing Medicare coverage for PrEP and eliminating cost-sharing for PrEP drugs under Medicare Part D. - Prohibiting the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense from imposing copayments or cost-sharing for PrEP and related services. - Providing funding for grants to states, territories, tribes, and community organizations to establish and support PrEP and post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) programs. - Launching public education campaigns to increase awareness of PrEP and PEP, and provider education campaigns to improve prescribing practices. - Prohibiting discrimination in life, disability, or long-term care insurance against individuals taking medication for HIV prevention. The overall aim is to expand access to and utilization of PrEP and PEP, particularly among populations disproportionately impacted by HIV, in order to reduce new HIV infections.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/3295/all-info