Preventive Services
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Spending on Preventive Services Represents a Small Fraction of Total Health Care Spending, but Costs to Individuals Could Be High without ACA Protection
Read more: Spending on Preventive Services Represents a Small Fraction of Total Health Care Spending, but Costs to Individuals Could Be High without ACA ProtectionThe Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires insurers to cover certain services without charging patients out-of-pocket. These services include routine preventive care, such as wellness visits, immunizations, contraceptive services, and cancer and other disease screenings. In September 2022, a federal court ruled portions of the law’s preventive services provision unconstitutional. If the court decision stands, it…
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Trends in HIV PrEP utilization, spending, and price
Read more: Trends in HIV PrEP utilization, spending, and pricePre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV are medications that reduce an individual’s chances of contracting HIV. The CDC estimates that 1.2 million people are at risk of HIV infection and may benefit from a PrEP prescription. We analyzed health insurance claims for 55 million Americans with employer-sponsored insurance in order to examine utilization and spending on…