National PrEP Day– Suggested Social Media Posts

• Over 1.5 million Americans in greatest need of PrEP still don’t have access. This #NationalPrEPDay, we urge Congress to support innovation in PrEP access and delivery and maintain and restore federal investment in HIV prevention.
• Join PrEP4All and HIV advocates on #NationalPrEPDay in support of proposed legislative bills to expand PrEP access and address access disparities. Learn more at prep4all.org/national_prep_day.
• This #NationalPrEPDay, we urge Congress to expand and secure federal HIV prevention funding, and protect all the functions historically supported through CDC grants for community-based organizations.

PrEP4All Statement to Congress in Recognition of National PrEP Day

October 10, 2026, will be recognized as National PrEP Day according to bipartisan House Resolution 1602, introduced by Representatives Mark Pocan, Don Bacon, Mark Takano, Bonnie Watson Coleman, Robin Kelly, and Yvette Clarke. This important day calls attention to the enormous promise of PrEP and the innovations that have the potential to transform access for all Americans who need it.

Founded in 2018 with a mission to get PrEP to all those who need it through a National PrEP Program, PrEP4All is proud to support this resolution. We encourage members of Congress to post on social media to honor the day. Members can still endorse H. Res. 1602 by emailing Malka Berro at [email protected]. There are also four current pieces of legislation that address critical barriers to PrEP access:

• H.R. 7385 — PrEP Assistance Program Act: Introduced by Representative Bonnie Watson Coleman, this legislation would establish a national PrEP grant program and federal reimbursement for uninsured people. Importantly, grants could support PrEP medications, laboratory services, clinical visits including telehealth, counseling, navigation, outreach, transportation, and other services.
• H.R. 7853 / S. 3990 — PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026: These companion bills would strengthen access to PrEP and support the outreach, education, adherence services, and navigation needed to connect people with prevention and keep them engaged.
• H.R. 5127 — PrEP and PEP are Prevention Act: Introduced by Representative Maxine Waters, this legislation would require health plans—including Medicare, Medicaid, CHIP, and federal employee health plans—to cover FDA-approved PrEP and PEP, along with associated testing and services, without cost-sharing.
• H.R. 7189 — PrEP Access Act: Introduced by Representative Mark Pocan, this legislation would expand Medicare coverage of HIV prevention services provided by pharmacists, including PrEP and PEP evaluation, testing, counseling, medication administration, and related services.

Together, these bills point toward a modern model of PrEP delivery that can bring prevention into telehealth platforms, pharmacies, community organizations, health centers, and other settings where people already seek care, while reducing financial and logistical barriers.

This is particularly urgent given recent changes to CDC HIV prevention funding. The decision to end direct CDC support through PS21-2102 threatens community-based organizations that provide HIV testing, PrEP education and referral, benefits navigation, linkage to care, and other prevention services—particularly for people who are not consistently reached by traditional healthcare systems.

According to analysis from amfAR, eliminating CDC-funded community-based organizations could result over ten years in an estimated 6,840 undetected HIV diagnoses and 1,993 additional HIV cases that could otherwise have been prevented, with more than $1 billion in associated treatment costs.

These findings underscore an important policy challenge: we cannot expand access to PrEP without maintaining the community infrastructure that connects people to prevention in the first place. Telehealth and pharmacy-based models can dramatically expand the reach of PrEP, but they work best when paired with trusted community organizations that identify people who could benefit, connect them to care, and help them remain engaged.

As Congress recognizes National PrEP Day, we urge members to support innovation in PrEP access and delivery and maintain and restore federal investment in community-based HIV prevention, including the essential functions historically supported through PS21-2102. 

The United States has more effective PrEP options and more ways to deliver prevention than ever before. Congress should build on these innovations while preserving the community infrastructure necessary to ensure they reach everyone who needs them.

Sincerely,

Jeremiah Johnson

Executive Director

PrEP4All