June 18, 2009 I worked at my current employer for 7 years and hiv poz for 3 years and on Atripla and doing well with it! I have been paying $35 a month for Atripla on my current insurance plan! Next month the insurance carrier is changing and decided to place Atripla in a 4th tier (same class as injectables) - going from $35 a month to 25% of the $1,788 Walgreens charges = $447 without Atripla card / $247 a month with Atripla card! This is a huge monthly spike for those on limited incomes and working! This is a new trend and Atripla will send a card for only one year to cover up to $200.00 of the co-pay! I don't know what happens after one year! You are stuck paying the rest! Word needs to get out about this as this will force many into bankruptcy and homeless shelters due to lack of funds to pay for their hiv meds! It is time for HIV / AIDS activist to march the streets again! Silence is death!
Sincerely, Jeff founder of HIV Campground Project www.atripla.com <http://www.atripla.com/> www.hiv-campground-project.org <http://www.hiv-campground-project.org/>
