A new mandate requires insurers to cover PrEP HIV prevention drugs by 2025

A national health task force’s sterling new endorsement of a long-acting injectable medication for use as HIV prevention will require health insurers to begin covering the pricey drug by 2025. Such expanded access to the preventive therapy could lend a much-needed boost to the country’s relatively anemic efforts to thwart the HIV epidemic. However, the… Continue reading A new mandate requires insurers to cover PrEP HIV prevention drugs by 2025

Appeals court finds the Parental Kidnapping Prevention Act does not apply to tribal nations

A federal law preventing parents from taking custody battles across state lines did not apply to tribal nations, a federal appeals court ruled this week.  The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit on Tuesday ruled in a longstanding custody dispute involving a mother, who is a member of the Cheyenne River Sioux. After… Continue reading Appeals court finds the Parental Kidnapping Prevention Act does not apply to tribal nations