PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2023
Latest action · Jun 22, 2023 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJun 22, 2023
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2023
This bill requires private health insurance plans to cover prescription drugs that prevent HIV, including related screenings, diagnostic procedures, administrative fees, and clinical follow-ups, without any cost-sharing obligation for the plan holder. Further, insurance plans must not impose any preauthorization requirement for this coverage. These coverage requirements also apply to public health insurance programs, including Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children's Health Insurance Program.
Additionally, the bill prohibits denying, limiting, or qualifying coverage or increasing premiums for disability insurance, long-term care insurance, or life insurance policies based on an individual taking medication for HIV prevention.
The bill further requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants to states, or directly to eligible local organizations, to provide uninsured individuals and underinsured individuals access to prescription drugs and related services that prevent HIV. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also must develop a public awareness campaign that focuses efforts in communities with a high need for HIV prevention treatment.
HHS, the Department of Labor, and the Department of Treasury must enforce and report on private insurers' compliance with the bill's requirements.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Apr 16, 2024.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NV | Catherine Cortez Masto | Apr 16, 2024 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Referred Jun 22, 2023 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 22, 2023Introduced in Senate
- Jun 22, 2023Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 118-131 | LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON H.R. 1208, TO AMEND THE ACT OF JUNE 18, 1934, TO REAFFIRM THE AUTHORITY OF THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR TO TAKE LAND INTO TRUST FOR INDIAN TRIBES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES; AND H.R. 6180, TO REAFFIRM THE APPLICABILITY OF THE INDIAN REORGANIZATION ACT TO THE POARCHBAND OF CREEK INDIANS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES, "POARCH BAND OF CREEK INDIANS LANDS ACT"95 pages | Natural Resources Committee | Jun 26, 2024 |
| S. Hrg. 118-418 | S. 2908, S. 3263, S. 4000, AND S. 444252 pages | Indian Affairs Committee | Jun 12, 2024 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 4392 | PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2023 | Related bill | Dec 17, 2024 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to increase access to pre-exposure prophylaxis to reduce the transmission of HIV.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2023
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Child health
- Civil actions and liability
- Congressional oversight
- Disability and health-based discrimination
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Health
- Health care costs and insurance
- Health care coverage and access
- Health programs administration and funding
- Health promotion and preventive care
- HIV/AIDS
- Indian social and development programs
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Life, casualty, property insurance
- Medicaid
- Medical tests and diagnostic methods
- Medicare
- Poverty and welfare assistance
- Prescription drugs
- Right of privacy
- State and local government operations
- Veterans' medical care
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 22, 2023Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
