Members now have the option to obtain HIV/AIDS medications from in-network retail pharmacies or by mail through their existing specialty pharmacy.
Anthem, based in Indianapolis, expanded access to these drugs as the result of a nationwide settlement with New York law firm Whatley Kallas and Consumer Watchdog, a nonprofit consumer group based in Santa Monica, Calif.
Consumer Watchdog filed a suit against Anthem in January, claiming the company’s mandatory mail order program illegally targeted HIV/AIDS patients, threatening their health and privacy, according to a statement on the consumer group’s website.
Members affected by this change will receive notice in the mail and are eligible to request reimbursement for out-of-pocket costs associated with the mail order program.
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