HIV-prevention and post-exposure medications now available with no out-of-pocket cost to insured

PROVIDENCE — Dozens gathered Wednesday at a clinic specialized in servicing the LGBTQ community in the South Side to watch Rhode Island’s governor sign a bill expanding access to drugs which fight exposure to HIV.

The ceremony focused on S563A, sponsored by Sen. Melissa Murray, a Woonsocket Democrat, which guarantees no out-of-pocket costs to patients covered by health insurance plans for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PReP) and post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP)…