Eliminating Hurdles to Life Saving Medication
Year Developed: 2018
Resource Type: Publication.Primary Audience: Clinicians, Enabling Staff
Secondary Audience: PCAs
Language(s): English
Developed by: National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership (See other resources developed by this organization).
Resource Summary: This story series follows the Whitman-Walker Health medical-legal partnership, which worked with insurance companies to remove requirements forcing Post-Exposure Prophylaxis medications to be filled by mail
Resource Details: Advancements in medical treatment mean that people with HIV and AIDS are living longer, healthier lives. It also means that the health center’s now 10 attorneys, two paralegals, and 15 insurance navigators play a very different role in patient care. Among other activities, the MLP team used their combined skills and expertise to ensure that people who were exposed to the HIV virus could get the medication they needed filled at a local pharmacy within the 72-hour window when the drug can be effective in preventing the transmission of HIV.
Resource Topic: , Special and Vulnerable Populations
Resource Subtopic: Enabling Services (ES), Policy and Advocacy, Social Determinants of Health (SDOH).
Keywords: Access to Care, Health Systems, Medical legal Partnerships (MLPs).This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $6,625,000 with 0 percentage financed with non-governmental sources. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. Government. For more information, please visit HRSA.gov.