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02-09-2026Pharmacists are playing a key role in expanding access to HIV services, especially in communities with limited access to traditional health care. This blog…
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Caring for Communities: Pharmacists’ Role in HIV Care and Prevention - Blog
CDC Recommends New Injectable HIV PrEP 09-18-2025Cross-posted from: CDC | NCHHSTPTwice-a-year injectable lenacapavir is a highly recommended, additional option for HIV prevention and a significant step… - Blog
CDC MMWR Highlights Progress Toward UNAIDS Global HIV PrEP Targets 11-27-2024On November 27, 2024, CDC issued in its Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) data on CDC-supported uptake of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in 37… - Blog
Updated Coverage Guidance Under the Affordable Care Act: Long-Acting PrEP 10-24-2024On October 21, 2024, the Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and the Treasury (the Departments) issued new guidance. The guidance clarifies that… - Blog
NEW: Medicare Part B Coverage of Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV Prevention 10-01-2024On September 30th, CMS announced a National Coverage Determination regarding Medicare coverage of Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) medication for HIV prevention… - Blog
EHE Jurisdictions Support Innovative HIV Prevention Approaches 05-20-2024EHE jurisdictions implement innovative approaches to HIV prevention to reach and engage justice-involved youth, college-aged youth, and healthcare providers. - Blog
CMS Alerts Pharmacies and Healthcare Providers About Potential Medicare Coverage Change for PrEP 05-13-2024CMS issues fact sheet to help pharmacies and providers prepare for potential change that would make PrEP available to Medicare beneficiaries without cost… - Blog
ICYMI: Research Roundup from CROI 2024 05-01-2024A quick roundup of key topics of HIV.gov’s coverage of the 2024 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections from HIV testing, treatment, and PrEP… - Blog
Addressing Liver and Cardiovascular Disease among People with HIV and HIV Prevention During Pregnancy: Dr. Dieffenbach’s Second Update from CROI 2024 03-06-2024On Tuesday at the 2024 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI), HIV.gov spoke with NIH’s Dr. Carl Dieffenbach about research on common… - Blog
Eight EHE-Supported Health Centers Earn National Quality Leader Badges for HIV Prevention and Care 11-22-2023The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) recently announced recipients of the 2023 Community Health Quality Recognition (CHQR) badges. The CHQR… - Blog
Science Update: Generic Daily HIV Prevention Pill for Young Men Who Have Sex with Men Could Save Lives, Lower Costs, NIH-funded Study Suggests 11-06-2023Cross-posted from: NICHD Newsroom Compared to annual HIV screening alone, generic daily oral HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) with HIV screening every three… - Blog
Task Force Issues Final Recommendation Statement on PrEP for HIV Prevention 08-23-2023Cross-posted from USPSTF Newsroom Healthcare professionals should prescribe pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to people at increased risk for HIV. The U.S… - Blog
CMS Proposes Medicare Coverage for PrEP, Invites Public Comment by August 11 07-13-2023On July 12, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the posting of a proposed National Coverage Determination for Pre-Exposure… - Blog
Medicare Invites Public Comment as it Considers National Coverage Determination for HIV PrEP 01-25-2023The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced on January 12, 2023, that it has initiated a national coverage analysis for Medicare coverage of… - Blog
Digital Health Interventions Increase Adherence to HIV PrEP 12-13-2022The Community Preventive Services Task Force (CPSTF) recently recommended digital health interventions to increase adherence to HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis … - Blog
HRSA Announces FY 2022 Ending the HIV Epidemic – Primary Care HIV Prevention (PCHP) Competitive Funding Opportunity for Health Centers 10-20-2021HRSA has released the fiscal year (FY) 2022 Ending the HIV Epidemic - Primary Care HIV Prevention (PCHP) Notice of Funding Opportunity (HRSA-22-104). Through… - Blog
CDC’s New #ShesWell Initiative Aims to Increase PrEP Awareness among Women and Their Healthcare Providers 08-23-2021CDC’s Let’s Stop HIV Together (Together) campaign recently launched a new initiative called #ShesWell, which is focused on increasing awareness about Pre… - Blog
NIDA Funding Research on PrEP for HIV Prevention Among Substance Using Populations 08-03-2021NIH’s National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA) has issued a request for applications (RFA) for research projects on PrEP use among people who use drugs with… - Blog
What Does My Marketplace Health Plan Cover? 07-09-2021Cross-posted from Healthcare.gov Blog All private health plans offered in the Marketplace must cover these 10 essential health benefits regardless of the plan… - Blog
CDC Seeks Input on Draft Update to PrEP Guidelines 05-20-2021The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is conducting two webinars next week to gather public comments on the draft 2021 update to the HIV…