Nurx Expands to South Carolina, Leveraging Telemedicine to Increase Access to Affordable and Convenient Healthcare

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Feb 28, 2019, 06:00 ET

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 28, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Nurx, the all-in-one healthcare company providing unlimited online consultations with medical providers and seamless delivery of medications and home testing, is now available in South Carolina. The telemedicine company is focused on providing convenient and affordable options for everyday healthcare needs, and today offers access to birth control, cervical cancer screening, and the HIV prevention medication PrEP.

Nurx leverages telemedicine to reach those who face barriers to essential and time-sensitive healthcare by offering more convenient and cost-effective options. With contraception, people consult with a state-licensed medical provider through Nurx's app and then choose from over 50 birth control brands, many of which are affordable for those with and without health insurance.

Nearly half of all pregnancies in South Carolina are unintended, and public spending for unintended pregnancies in the state topped an estimated $411.2 million in 2010.* Nearly 100,000 women in South Carolina are in need of publicly funded family planning services.

"We're committed to making it easy and affordable for everyone to take control of their healthcare decisions," said Nurx CEO and co-founder Hans Gangeskar. "We believe our unique and cost-effective approach to healthcare will help fill the gap for those who face steep barriers to healthcare. This is especially important considering South Carolinians are facing significant cuts in federal and state funding to much needed family planning and preventive care."

In addition to contraception, Nurx also offers PrEP, a daily pill that is up to 99 percent effective at ensuring HIV-negative people stay HIV-negative. Nurx is the only company that provides the ability to go through the entire process of requesting and receiving PrEP without needing to visit a physical health center - including consulting with a medical provider to determine if PrEP is right for them, complete the necessary lab work with the company's PrEP home test kit, receive and fill the prescription, and have PrEP delivered straight to their door.

South Carolina has one of the highest rates of HIV in the country, with 14.3 new cases for every 100,000 people in the state.** Accordingly Southern states have the highest number of new HIV diagnoses in the U.S. but have disproportionately fewer people using anti-HIV treatment.***

Nurx also recently removed a critical barrier to cervical cancer screening by offering a Home HPV Screening test, which allows women to conveniently and affordably check their risk for cervical cancer from the comfort of their own home. Nurx's Home HPV Screening test checks for high-risk strains of HPV that can lead to cervical cancer, which is one of the most preventable types of cancer and nearly 13,000 women are diagnosed with each year.

HPV is estimated to cause nearly 600 cancers diagnoses in South Carolina each year, and the HPV vaccination rate in South Carolina falls far behind the national average, with only 31 percent of girls and 27 percent of boys getting the vaccine.****

Nurx offers a seamless all-in-one healthcare experience by integrating its app with a network of medical providers and an owned-and-operated pharmacy. Nurx is now available in 23 states and the District of Columbia, encompassing more than 70% of the US population. The list includes Alabama, California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, Wisconsin, and now South Carolina. The company operates according to state and federal standards, including HIPAA.

About Nurx

Nurx is an all-in-one healthcare company that offers easy online access to medical providers and seamless home delivery of medications and testing kits. We're committed to putting people in control of their healthcare decisions. From diagnosis to delivery, we make every part of getting healthy and staying healthy, better.

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* Guttmacher Institute
** CDC
*** Aidsvu
**** Medical University of South Carolina

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