Want to blow a straight person’s mind? There is a drug called Truvada that a) makes nearly all HIV+ people completely asymptomatic b) prevents them from transmitting HIV c) is a 100% effective prophylactic for HIV d) is available to people with means e) is not for everyone else
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Insurance requires means. Gilead has given 2.4M bottles to CDC for the 1.1M Americans living with HIV (and the ~359M who don’t have it but could contract it.) They offer a discount to low income people. The discount must be applied for by a doctor. Doctors cost money.
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so we are talking about ppl who can't afford a *single* trip to the doctor for a free prescription to a life-saving drug. seems like an edge case. regardless, if you're that poor, you qualify for medicaid. ppl aren't being infected with HIV bc they can't afford this drug.
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