Fernando Hermida drives to Orlando, Fla., to attend a medical appointment for HIV care on May 27, 2024. He never imagined getting medication would be so difficult, he said during the 500-mile drive from North Carolina to Florida. (AP Photo/Laura Bargfeld)
Artwork is displayed on a wall during a staff meeting of the Pineapple Healthcare medical clinic in Orlando, Fla., on May 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
Fernando Hermida holds a bottle of Biktarvy, his HIV medication, in Charlotte, N.C., on May 27, 2024. Hermida received a $1,275 bill earlier this year for the medication, one of the reasons he decided to move to find more affordable treatment. (AP Photo/Laura Bargfeld)
Nurse practitioner Eliza Otero, left, talks with Fernando Hermida at Pineapple Healthcare in Orlando, Fla., on May 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)