HIV and Hepatitis Policy Institute

09/12/2025

House GOP Votes Down Amendments to Restore Funding for Meals on Wheels, AIDS Prevention:

Republicans on the House Appropriations Committee unanimously voted down two amendments introduced by Rep. Mark Pocan to reverse the "devastating" cuts to Meals on Wheels and HIV/AIDS prevention funding in the GOP budget bill.

09/11/2025

Advocates rally in DC to save HIV funding:

Nearly 100 advocates recently rallied on Capitol Hill to protest pending cuts to HIV prevention, services, and research in the United States and worldwide.

09/08/2025

House Republicans Go Way Beyond President’s Budget by Ending all HIV Prevention & Slash AIDS Care by 20%--Hepatitis Prevention Rolled into State Block Grant: https://bit.ly/4lSgsiI

09/05/2025

CVS Health Will Not Cover Twice-Yearly HIV PrEP Yeztugo for Now:

CVS won’t add Gilead’s Yeztugo (lenacapavir), which the FDA OK'd in June, to its coverage list. Plus, regular PrEP denials remain common.

09/04/2025

House GOP seeks to cut HHS budget:

Click in for more news from The Hill{beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story  House GOP seeks to cut HHS budget A House appropriations subcommittee was poised to advance legislat…

09/04/2025

Republicans Want to End "All HIV Prevention Funding in the U.S." Peppermint Is Trying to Stop Them:

The activist and reality television star headed to Washington to fight at a proposal to cut at least $1.7 billion in funding.

09/03/2025

Celebrities and a Quilt Join Advocates in DC to :

As the U.S. Conference on HIV/AIDS (USCHA) takes place this week, GOP lawmakers propose massive HIV funding cuts. Learn more here.

09/03/2025

CVS Health criticised for refusing coverage of one-of-a-kind HIV prevention drug Yeztugo:

"The largest pharmacy benefit manager in the country, is shamefully blocking people from taking it," says Carl Schmid, HIV specialist on CVS unwilling to retail Yeztugo The post CVS Health criticised for refusing coverage of one-of-a-kind HIV prevention drug Yeztugo appeared first on Attitude.

09/03/2025

House Proposes HIV Cuts, Eliminating Trump’s 2019 EHE Initiative: https://insidehealthpolicy.com/daily-news/house-proposes-hiv-cuts-eliminating-trump-s-2019-ehe-initiative?utm_medium=ihpalt

09/01/2025

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The Trump Administration can deliver a win that puts Americans first and tackles high medication costs for families. Today, glaring loopholes are empowering insurers and middlemen in our healthcare su

08/28/2025

HIV Treatment Option Yeztugo Unavailable Under CVS Health Plans Due to Formulary Limitations:

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