A federal judge in Texas has ruled that a mandate requiring most health insurance companies to cover medicine that prevents HIV infection violates the religious freedom of certain businesses. | SergioMarBel
Truvada is a prescription drug commonly known as PrEP, taken daily to lower the risk of HIV infection.
The ruling from U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor partially resolves a lawsuit brought by Braidwood Management Inc., a Christian for-profit corporation owned by Republican mega-donor Steven Hotze that employs about 70 people. areas for preventing new transmissions because of their high number of HIV diagnoses. Only Florida and California have more counties designated as priority areas.
He said the defendants — the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and Secretary Xavier Becerra — have not shown how mandating the coverage of the drug “furthers a compelling governmental interest and is the least restrictive means of furthering that interest.”HHS didn’t immediately return a request for comment. The decision is likely to be appealed.more than 100 preventive health services for millions of Americans.
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