PrEP Health Insurance Coverage to Remain Intact - For Now
Lawyers for both sides agreed to a compromise while the case on prevenantive health care coverage makes its way through the appeals process.
June 13, 2023
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Supreme Court hands RFK Jr. new power over Americans’ health, buried in PrEP case ruling
While the justices upheld the coverage requirement for insurance companies to pay for preventive care at no cost to the patient, they also gave the HHS secretary more power.
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June 27, 2025
RFK Jr. mulls firing ‘critical’ panel that determines no-cost preventive care services insurers must cover
It comes weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the U.S. Preventive Service Task Force, which requires coverage for diabetes, cancer, and mental health screenings as well as access to HIV prevention, or PrEP, was properly appointed.
July 29, 2025
Supreme Court will decide if insurance companies must cover PrEP for HIV prevention, cancer screenings
The case stems from a Texas company that argued covering PrEP violated its religious freedoms, claiming the medication encourages “homosexual behavior.”
January 13, 2025
BREAKING: Supreme Court rules to save free access to PrEP and other preventive care
The defendants in the case previously argued that requiring insurance coverage of PrEP access was similar to supporting homosexuality.
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June 27, 2025
Texas Judge’s Ruling That Threatens PrEP Access Paused by Appeals Court
The court issued a stay that will last for the duration of the government’s appeal in the case.
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May 16, 2023
Feds Seek Input on National PrEP Coverage
Government regulators are seeking public comment for its new national coverage analysis for PrEP.
January 28, 2023
Justices Kavanaugh & Barrett signal they may uphold access to PrEP and preventive care protections
LGBTQ+ and public health advocates warn that a ruling in favor of the plaintiffs would allow insurers to begin denying or charging for services currently guaranteed to be free—like STI testing, diabetes screening, contraception, and maternal care.
April 21, 2025
Texas Federal Judge: Companies Not Required to Cover PrEP
The judge says that although PrEP prevents HIV regardless of one’s sexual orientation, because gay people use it, it violates the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.
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March 30, 2023
Supreme Court to rule on two cases that could reshape access to health care for LGBTQ+ people
The justices are expected to issue rulings on the most controversial cases of the term imminently.
June 11, 2025
What to know about the Supreme Court case that could take away your access to PrEP and other care
Here's what’s at stake in the latest Obamacare challenge that the original plaintiffs claimed encouraged people to be gay.
April 18, 2025
Key LGBTQ+ Supreme Court decisions to watch this term and what you need to know
Gender-affirming care, PrEP, and LGBTQ+ books are all on the docket.
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April 1, 2025
We Won't Be Censored by Trump, the CDC, or Anyone
Politicians and religious leaders have tried to erase LGBT people for centuries. We're not going away, writes the Task Force's Megan Maury.
December 21, 2017
Why LGBTQ+ groups are angry at RFK Jr.'s confirmation
Kennedy has denied that he ever said chemicals cause gender dysphoria or that HIV doesn't cause AIDS — but he did.
February 14, 2025
Trans Activists: Trump's Military Ban 'Appalling'
Transgender leaders minced no words about the president's announcement of a new ban on trans service members.
July 26, 2017
Rea Carey on Raucous Creating Change Protest
The Task Force's executive director says she is 'saddened and disappointed' by the heated protest that shut down a scheduled reception for an LGBT Israeli group at Creating Change 2016.
January 27, 2016
Threat to Affordable Care Act's Preventive Coverage Puts Public Health at Risk
A federal judge’s ruling in Braidwood Management Inc. v. Becerra. is a deeply flawed decision that flies in the face of sound public health policy, according to the American Medical Association's president.
April 17, 2023
Anti-Semitism Is Becoming More Brazen, Including in LGBTQ Spaces
A fracas at a recent LGBTQ conference reflects a growing tide of anti-Jewish animus, writes John Becker, who says queer organizations need to do more to fight it.
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February 11, 2019
Op-ed: One Little Word Means the World
The word 'bisexual,' from President Obama's lips to America's ears.
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