Robert A. Bonacci (
Michelle Van Handel, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Health Aff (Millwood). 2023 Apr;42(4):546-555. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.2022.00523.
The cost of HIV preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) medication and care is a key barrier to PrEP use. Using population-based surveys and published information, we estimated the number of people with uncovered costs for PrEP care among US adults with PrEP indications, stratified by HIV transmission risk group, insurance status, and income. Accounting for existing PrEP payer mechanisms, we estimated annual uncovered costs for PrEP medication, clinical visits, and laboratory testing based on the 2021 PrEP clinical practice guideline. Of 1.2 million US adults with PrEP indications in 2018, we estimated that 49,860 (4 percent) of them had PrEP-related uncovered costs, including 32,350 men who have sex with men, 7,600 heterosexual women, 5,070 heterosexual men, and 4,840 people who inject drugs. Of those 49,860 people with uncovered costs, 3,160 (6 percent) incurred $18.9 million in uncovered costs for PrEP medication, clinical visits, and lab testing, and 46,700 (94 percent) incurred $83.5 million in uncovered costs for only clinical visits and lab testing. The total annual uncovered costs for adults with PrEP indications were $102.4 million in 2018. The proportion of people with uncovered costs for PrEP is less than 5 percent among adults with PrEP indications, but the magnitude of costs is significant.
HIV 暴露前预防 (PrEP) 药物和护理的费用是 PrEP 使用的一个关键障碍。我们利用基于人群的调查和已发表的信息,估计了美国有 PrEP 适应证的成年人中,按 HIV 传播风险组、保险状况和收入分层,未覆盖 PrEP 护理费用的人数。考虑到现有的 PrEP 支付机制,我们根据 2021 年 PrEP 临床实践指南,估计了 PrEP 药物、临床就诊和实验室检测的年度未覆盖费用。在 2018 年,有 120 万美国成年人有 PrEP 适应证,我们估计其中有 49860 人(4%)有 PrEP 相关的未覆盖费用,包括 32350 名男男性行为者、7600 名异性恋女性、5070 名异性恋男性和 4840 名注射毒品者。在这 49860 名有未覆盖费用的人中,有 3160 人(6%)发生了 1890 万美元的未覆盖 PrEP 药物、临床就诊和实验室检测费用,有 46700 人(94%)发生了 8350 万美元的仅临床就诊和实验室检测的未覆盖费用。2018 年,有 PrEP 适应证的成年人的未覆盖总费用为 1.024 亿美元。有 PrEP 适应证的成年人中未覆盖 PrEP 费用的比例不到 5%,但费用的规模很大。