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Free preventive care under the ACA is under threat again – a ruling exempting PrEP from insurance coverage may extend nationwide and to other health services

  • Written by Paul Shafer, Assistant Professor of Health Law, Policy and Management, Boston University
imagePrEP is almost 100% effective in preventing HIV infection when taken as directed.The Times/Gallo Images via Getty Images Editorial

Many Americans breathed a sigh of relief when the Supreme Court left the Affordable Care Act in place following the law’s third major legal challenge in June 2021. This decision left widely supported policies in...

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