Activists renew fight for coverage of HIV prevention PrEP drugs, tests – USA TODAY

When Nicklaus Chalk started law school at the University of California, Berkeley, last fall, one of his top priorities was to take care of his health.

The 24-year-old student visited a doctor to get a prescription for the HIV prevention medication called preexposure prophylaxis, known as PrEP. The treatment requires routine lab testing for HIV, other sexually transmitted infections and kidney health.