Lawsuit against Aetna claims discrimination against HIV patients

A consumer group is filing a lawsuit alleging that Aetna discriminates against patients with H.I.V. when it requires these patients to obtain medications exclusively throughout its own mail-order pharmacy, reports The New York Times.

The lawsuit, filed by Consumer Watchdog, argues that Aetna's policy is in violation of the Accountable Care Act, which prohibits insurers froim discriminating against patients based on their medical condition.

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