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The world's only twice-a-year shot to prevent HIV could stop transmission — if people can get it
Read full article: The world's only twice-a-year shot to prevent HIV could stop transmission — if people can get itThe Food and Drug Administration has approved the world’s only twice-a-year shot to prevent HIV.
San Antonio clinic aims to improve access to sexual health services
Read full article: San Antonio clinic aims to improve access to sexual health servicesKind Clinic San Antonio is working to break down barriers in sexual health care by offering services to all residents, regardless of their insurance status, through an LGBTQ-affirming lens.
Judge rules against required coverage of HIV prevention drug
Read full article: Judge rules against required coverage of HIV prevention drugA federal judge in Texas has ruled that required coverage of an HIV prevention drug under the Affordable Care Act violates a Texas employer’s religious beliefs and undercut the broader system that determines which preventive drugs are covered in the U.S. The ruling was handed down Wednesday by Fort Worth-based U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor, who ruled in 2018 that the entire ACA is invalid.
Religious employers need not cover PrEP in their health plans, federal judge rules
Read full article: Religious employers need not cover PrEP in their health plans, federal judge rulesU.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor’s ruling could threaten access to sexual and reproductive health care for more than 150 million working Americans on employer-sponsored health care plans. The ruling will likely be appealed.