Don’t discriminate HIV victims, IC tells HMOs

THE Insurance Commission (IC) has released new rules mandating health maintenance organizations (HMOs) to not discriminate people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

In a statement on Tuesday, Insurance Commissioner Dennis Funa said the issued new guidelines state “an HMO cannot decline an application of a person living with HIV (PLHIV) on the sole basis of his or her HIV status.”