I have personally paid $1700 out of pocket for a month’s supply of PrEP, despite insurance AND membership in Gilead’s “advancing access” co-pay assistance program.

Gilead intended the program to cover about $300/mo, in order to cover your co-pay until your deductible is satisfied. That worked fine until this year, when UnitedHealthcare decided to re-class my card from co-pay assistance to a “manufacturer’s coupon” — thus accepting Gilead’s money while it lasted but still expecting me to pickup the full tab until my deductible.

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