Sullivan Patrick, Brixner Diana, Lam Jerika T, Hsiao Alice
Emory University, Atlanta, GA.
University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.
Am J Manag Care. 2024 Dec;30(11 Suppl):S207-S215. doi: 10.37765/ajmc.2024.89654.
The HIV epidemic remains a critical public health priority in the United States. The Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE) initiative seeks to reduce HIV diagnoses by 75% by 2025 and by 90% by 2030. Certain demographic groups-including transgender women, cisgender Black women, and Black/African American and Hispanic/Latino men who have sex with men-are disproportionately affected by HIV. Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) has proven effective in reducing HIV transmission. Real-world data indicate that the states with higher PrEP coverage have experienced steeper declines in new HIV diagnoses; however, several barriers hinder equitable PrEP access and uptake. Challenges such as stigma, discrimination, lack of education, and insurance barriers contribute to disparities in PrEP uptake and access to care, particularly in underserved communities. Population health decision-makers, including managed care organizations and federal and state policy makers, can play a vital role in expanding PrEP coverage and uptake by addressing these barriers and ensuring zero out-of-pocket costs for individuals who need PrEP. Enhancing health care provider education and person-centered HIV prevention strategies (eg, same-day PrEP services, telePrEP programs) also can increase PrEP uptake and adherence and patient satisfaction. A continuous focus on improving PrEP access can substantially contribute to achieving the EHE initiative's goal to end the HIV epidemic.
在美国,艾滋病病毒(HIV)流行仍然是一项关键的公共卫生重点工作。“终结艾滋病流行”(EHE)倡议旨在到2025年将HIV诊断病例减少75%,到2030年减少90%。某些特定人群——包括跨性别女性、顺性别黑人女性以及与男性发生性行为的黑人/非裔美国人和西班牙裔/拉丁裔男性——受HIV影响的比例过高。暴露前预防(PrEP)已被证明在减少HIV传播方面有效。实际数据表明,PrEP覆盖率较高的州新HIV诊断病例的下降幅度更大;然而,存在一些障碍阻碍了PrEP的公平获取和使用。诸如耻辱感、歧视、缺乏教育以及保险障碍等挑战导致了PrEP使用和获得护理方面的差异,尤其是在服务不足的社区。包括管理式医疗组织以及联邦和州政策制定者在内的人群健康决策者,通过消除这些障碍并确保需要PrEP的个人无需自掏腰包费用,在扩大PrEP覆盖率和使用率方面可以发挥至关重要的作用。加强医疗服务提供者教育以及以患者为中心的HIV预防策略(例如当日PrEP服务、远程PrEP项目)也可以提高PrEP的使用率和依从性以及患者满意度。持续关注改善PrEP的获取情况能够极大地有助于实现EHE倡议终结HIV流行的目标。