Rep. Robert Garcia Fights to Expand Access to Preventative Care for STIs
August 09, 2024
August 09, 2024
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- Rep. Robert Garcia, D-California, issued the following news release on Aug. 8, 2024:
Today, Representatives Robert Garcia and Barbara Lee led sixteen colleagues in calling on the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force to require insurers to cover doxy PEP for free for patients. Use of the common antibiotic doxycycline (doxy PEP) within three days of having sex can vastly reduce likelihood of syphilis, chlamydia and gonorrhea infections. The letter can be found her . . .
Today, Representatives Robert Garcia and Barbara Lee led sixteen colleagues in calling on the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force to require insurers to cover doxy PEP for free for patients. Use of the common antibiotic doxycycline (doxy PEP) within three days of having sex can vastly reduce likelihood of syphilis, chlamydia and gonorrhea infections. The letter can be found her . . .