Support Access to PrEP & PEP!
Provide Testimony in Support of LD 1687 - Public Hearing April 29, 2025
In 2021, Maine passed a law allowing people to access PrEP and PEP directly from a pharmacist. LD 1687 expands on this law to ensure pharmacists' services and medication options are covered by insurance. This supports effective implementation of the 2021 law.
You can support this bill by submitting written testimony or signing up to testify in person.
In sharing why this issue is important to you, please also keep these key points in mind:
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HIV prevention cannot be delayed. Maine is currently responding to an HIV outbreak in Bangor. Critical HIV prevention programs are being eliminated at the federal level. We need as many tools as possible to reduce barriers and increase access to prevention and care – LD 1687 does this by broadening HIV prevention medication coverage and building capacity at pharmacies by compensating for their services.
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Broad medication coverage ensures people can access to the tools that are best for them. Long-acting injectables can be important for people who may not be able to safely store pill bottles or have difficulty with daily medication adherence.
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Every HIV infection prevented saves over $500,000 in lifetime healthcare costs.
From that button link above, take the following steps:
1. Choose 'Public Hearing'
2. Select Committee 'Health Coverage Insurance and Financial Services'.
3. Choose Date April 29, 2025 1pm
4. Choose LD 1687
5. Attach file or type directly into text field.
You can also follow these same steps to sign up to testify over zoom.
Read this Community Position Statement and click the button above to sign on as an individual. If you represent an agency, organization or group that would like to be listed, please email Katie Rutherford.