State Sen. Scott Wiener and Assemblymember Matt Haney proposed legislation to ensure no cost-sharing for HIV prevention treatments, an essential tool like PrEP. While San Francisco's HIV new case figures have significantly decreased—from about 5,000 cases in 1987 to below 200 recently—concerns persist due to a Texas lawsuit challenging the Affordable Care Act. Public health initiatives aim to reduce nationwide infections by 75% by 2025 and 90% by 2030, despite recent upsurges in cases, underscoring the importance of accessible prevention methods.
When PrEP came around, for me and for so many other people, it was a game changer that we actually had a tool to protect our health and to stay negative.
In 1987, San Francisco reported roughly 5,000 new HIV cases per year. In recent years, that figure has fallen below 200 and is trending downward.
Public health experts now hope to dramatically reduce the number of HIV transmissions by the end of the decade, but a lawsuit filed by a business in Texas against parts of the Affordable Care Act could derail ambitions.
An initiative led by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services set out to decrease transmissions by 75% by 2025 and 90% by 2030.
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