By John Hayden

PrEP has been around for a decade and has undoubtedly saved thousands, if not millions, of lives. But many people who should be on treatment aren’t. Some believe it is very expensive, and to an extent, they’re right. A prescription costs thousands of dollars a month without health insurance.

What most people don’t realize is that even people without health insurance can get on PrEP. Midland Medical has a program that can get you on PrEP as soon as today. “The start up and intake process is fairly simple. Whether the patient is in the Tri-County area or not. New Patient Forms can be found on our center’s website, MidlandMed.com,” Armando Lozada, Midland Medical’s PrEP Program Manager told OutClique. “Upon your new patient appointment, Midland Medical offers ‘Same Day PrEP,’ this means you will leave the office the same day with medication and be started on PrEP.”

A PrEP regimen is generally one pill, once a day, with quarterly blood work to spot any side-effects. It’s easy to stop taking the pill or skip a check-up. Lozada says Midland Medical has a plan to keep clients in care and maintain their health. “We have a successful retention of patients, due to our follow up process. Once a patient has started PrEP, the next step is to be seen every 3 months for labs and a follow up. Midland takes pride in our patient care. Even when life happens, there are processes in place to ensure our patients remain adherent and receive high quality healthcare tailored to their needs.”

To help stay in touch with clients, Midland Medical offers telehealth services, and helps connect Broward County patients with transportation services.

While sexual health is important, Midland Medical offers broader health care as well. “Our center is unique in the fact that we offer comprehensive primary care services, along with Treatment and Prevention. We have multiple primary care providers that also specialize in PrEP and HIV Treatment.” In fact, it’s the PrEP treatment that can help get people in the doors more often. “Given the patient having blood work and a visit every 3 months, paves the way for our providers to be able to offer high quality, personalized healthcare for our community and allows our patients to live their best lives.”