Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health have contributed to a special issue of the Journal of Law, Medicine, and Ethics, including studies and commentary that support a national program to improve access to PrEP, a medication that prevents the spread of HIV.
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The HIV prevention drugs, like PrEP, lower the risk of infection from sex by more than 90% and are viewed as a critical tool toward quelling the AIDS epidemic. Under the Affordable Health Care Act, the decision to rate PrEP as an effective preventive service means health insurers must cover the costs.