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Cost of PrEP

PrEP is currently covered for many Ontarians by the public Ontario Drug Benefit Program (ODB) and other public programs.

The following people automatically have PrEP fully covered through public programs:

• For anyone under 25 with an Ontario health card and no private insurance (OHIP+)
• Seniors over 65 with an Ontario health card
• If you are on ODSP (Ontario Disability Support Program) or OW (Ontario Works)
• Veterans, or Armed Forces
• If you are First Nations or Inuit and have coverage through NHIB

Trillium Drug Program

For individuals not eligible for above they can apply to the Trillium Drug Program. This is a government program anyone with an Ontario health card can apply to. It offers financial assistance to help manage high medication costs, including PrEP. There is no cost to apply and register.

How it works:

After completing an enrollment form, the Ontario government sets a threshold for how much of your medication costs you are expected to cover. Once this amount is reached, they step in to help with the remainder. This amount is known as a “deductible” and it’s broken up into every three months of the year.

For example:

A person has an annual deductible of $500. So every 3 months when someone has spent $125 on their medication the government will help with any amounts over this. (For any oral tablets covered under the Trillium Program).

How we help:

Our patient support program provides financial assistance for the deductible. So the person in our example would pay $0 with us. 

(Check out our next tab to see what your savings and costs are based on income). 

How to Register:

Register for Trillium by completing the form here. If you have any questions our team is happy to help through text, phone email, phone or in-person.

Our PrEPSaver program provides financial assistance to eliminate and/or reduce your Trillium deductible. We provide the most savings for this out of any clinics in Ontario. (Injectable PrEP is now included with our PrEPSaver program too!)

Check out the savings below when combining Trillium with our PrEPSaver Program:

Tax Filing Program:

To keep Trillium active, tax filing needs to be up to date with the government. To help with this barrier we cover the full expense of a general annual tax filling for our patients who may be facing financial barriers. This is through one of our community accounting partners. We are the only PrEP service that offer this in Ontario.

Your Income Has Reduced Since Your Tax Filing:

The Trillium deductible is based on your most recent tax year filing. However, if you have had a reduction in income of more than 10% (including complete loss of income) Trillium does offer a deductible reassessment. This form is available directly here.

Most workplaces and school insurance plans provide some coverage for PrEP costs in Ontario. Some plans require a special authorization form which we can assist with.

If your insurance plan is covering at least 50% of the cost of PrEP you pay $0 with us. This includes both generic Truvada and Descovy. The difference is covered through our patient support program and select manufacturer programs.

If your plan maxes out during the year or it has breaks, the team can also provide some free compassionate supplies to support these gaps in insurance support.

For anyone entering our care, even if they’ve already been on PrEP, there are no out-of-pocket costs for the first 3 months with us.

For individuals that have applied to the Canada refugee program, the medication is fully covered once registered with the interim federal health (IFH) Program.

If you’re a student and unsure about your medication coverage, we recommend reaching out to our team. Our clinic can help verify if you’re enrolled in a school coverage program. (For example, many students with UHIP may also have separate medication coverage that wasn’t clearly communicated to them.)

After the first 3 months of free supply, if no health card or insurance coverage, generic Truvada is $110/per bottle with our PrEPSaver program.