Table 3 Participant recommendations to sustain and expand injectable treatment potential for success
PLWH (n = 15) | Physician (n = 2) | Clinic Staff (n = 9) |
|---|---|---|
• Remove financial barriers related to insurance and copays | • Provision of real-life data to overcome practice inertia | • Insurance reform  o Standardize eligibility requirements for injectable treatment across insurance carriers |
• Increase access to more patients | • Increase patient eligibility and reach | • Expand clinical eligibility and reach  o Street medicine integration  o Include patients in case management and adherence counseling  o Include the uninsured  o Patient advertising |
• Offer at-home injectable kits | • Patient education | • Patient education to create awareness and available coverage • Expand staff training and additional physicians should be trained and involved |
• Increase timing between shots to bi-annual | • Staffing: Consistent trained nurse staff/no attrition | • Create an autonomous clinic for injectable treatment |
• Include other anatomic sites for injections |  | • More stakeholder ownership  o Designate clinic staff to partake in program ownership  o Have dedicated staff to manage prior authorizations and the PAP process  o Dedicated staff to manage injection appointments |
• Other formulations of LAI CAB/RPV |  | • Provide case management and support services, especially for medically fragile patients. E.g., patient navigation |
|  |  | • Provide a compassionate environment and care |