Mississippi’s largest private health insurer updates guidelines for HIV prevention medication

Mississippi’s largest private health insurer updates guidelines for HIV prevention medication

Audio recording is automated for accessibility. Humans wrote and edited the story. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Mississippi has updated its guidelines for HIV prevention medication after a national advocacy group alleged the insurer’s coverage options violated federal law. Cayla Mangrum, director of corporate communications for Blue Cross, told Mississippi Today the company expanded its formulary Thursday to include two HIV prevention drugs: De…