While data indicate that HIV incidence among women in the U.S. is falling, addressing the epidemic’s impact on women remains of critical importance in ensuring these encouraging trends continue. While there are a number of sources of care and treatment for women with HIV, including new coverage opportunities under the Affordable Care Act, half of women are not engaged in care and treatment and challenges remain. Looking forward, it will be important to continue to assess an evolving, epidemiological, scientific, and policy landscape. Of particular note, whether the White House initiative to “End the HIV Epidemic” in the U.S., impacts coverage and access to prevention, care, and treatment for women with and at risk for HIV will be critical to monitor.
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PrEP coverage without cost-sharing may not begin until 2021.
For more detail on the role of the USPSTF and coverage of these services see the following factsheet on HIV testing for an example: Kaiser Family Foundation. HIV Testing in the United States. June 2019. https://www.kff.org/hivaids/fact-sheet/hiv-testing-in-the-united-states/
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