ME Insurer To Cover HIV Drugs After Complaint, Others Still Pending

By Luke Zarzecki / December 27, 2024 at 9:24 AM
Insurer Harvard Pilgrim will add HIV medication Bikarvy and four other drugs to its formulary for Maine patients after the HIV+Hepatitis Policy Institute filed a discrimination complaint against the company for marketing plans that discriminate against those living with HIV. The organization has filed similar complaints against insurers in several other states, alleging the plans violated Affordable Care Act (ACA) requirements. In November, the HIV+Hepatitis Policy Institute sent a letter to the Maine Bureau of Insurance about the “discriminatory coverage”...


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