The court said that requiring companies to cover HIV PrEP violates corporations' religious rights.
A federal judge in Texas on Wednesday ruled that requiring employers to coverDistrict Judge Reed O'Connor said that the Department of Health and Human Services did not provide any "compelling" evidence to argue that "private, religious corporations" should be required to cover HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis, commonly known as PrEP, "with no cost-sharing and no religious exemptions.
O'Connor said HHS was unable to show that the Affordable Care Act's requirement for HIV PrEP to be fully covered by insurance "furthers a compelling governmental interest."Braidwood Management had filed a lawsuit to challenge coverage of Gilead's Truvada — which was the first approved drug for HIV prevention in uninfected adults — and Descovy.
HIV PrEP is recommended for adults who are at high risk of getting HIV, which includes men who have sex with other men. As a result, Braidwood objects to coverage of those drugs on religious grounds.HHS did not immediately respond to Axios' request for comment.
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