United Healthcare denies gay man medication due to high risk homosexual behavior [View all]

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By Mark S. King ·

Discrimination against LGBT people is often once-removed, shielded under double-speak and fraudulent intentions. So, it’s refreshing, really, when a company comes right out and says in black and white that gay men aren’t worthy of the same protections as everyone else.


In a pre-authorization denial letter to a gay patient seeking Truvada as PrEP, United Healthcare cited “high risk homosexual behavior” as their reason for denying his claim. Seriously. Because we all know PrEP is meant for people who are, you know, not at risk for HIV infection.

That’s not all. The letter from United Healthcare refers to their criteria for authorization, among them “to reduce the risk of sexually acquired HIV-1 infection in adults at high risk.” So, adults at high risk are okay. Homosexual behavior crosses the line. (Strange, considering this United Healthcare Truvada criteria document from 2013 makes no mention of the sexuality of the patient.)

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https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2017/08/united-healthcare-denies-gay-man-medication-due-high-risk-homosexual-behavior/