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Citizenship - HIV/AIDS Initiatives - Community Initiatives - PepsiCo Support of Employees

In the United States, PepsiCo employees have access to these services:

PepsiCo services to support those with HIV/AIDS

  • Medical plan with no pre-existing condition clauses
  • Prescription Drug coverage that includes the antiretroviral (ARV) therapy.
  • Assistance in finding clinical trials (testing of new drugs) for members with AIDS
  • Case management which includes
  • Education on the disease and its treatments
  • Referral services to find doctors and other providers appropriate for the patient
  • Assistance in finding community resources including financial assistance and psychosocial support groups
  • An ongoing resource for patients to call with questions or concerns
 
  • Special services for the critically ill
  • Support services to help patients to make sure the patient understands their treatment options and to communicate their wishes to their doctors
  • Assist patient in setting quality of life goals
  • Assistance in arranging "end of life" provisions such as living wills and powers of attorneys.
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) provides up to three free face to face counseling sessions to all employees whether they are enrolled in PepsiCo's medical plans or not.
  • Mental Health benefits
  • Referral and case management as well as benefit coverage for mental health services

Note that there are exclusions for experimental treatments.