HIV Policy & Advocacy
HIV Medicine Association Calls for Repeal of HIV Criminalization Laws
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- Category: HIV Policy & Advocacy
- Published on Friday, 02 November 2012 00:00
- Written by Press Release
The HIV Medicine Association (HIVMA), part of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), recently issued a statement urging repeal of laws that create crimes specific to people with HIV, stating that they are not supported by medical evidence and can be harmful to public health. 
U.S. Conference on AIDS Underway this Week in Las Vegas
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- Category: HIV Prevention
- Published on Tuesday, 02 October 2012 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
The U.S. Conference on AIDS (USCA), one of the major meetings focused on the domestic HIV/AIDS epidemic in the United States, is taking place this week in Las Vegas. Among the major themes are advances in HIV prevention, disparities in HIV epidemiology and access to care, implementation of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy, and how healthcare reform will affect people with HIV. Follow blog.Aids.gov for reports throughout the conference. 
DHHS Implements Common Application for HIV Patient Assistance Programs
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- Category: HIV Treatment
- Published on Friday, 14 September 2012 00:00
- Written by Press Release
A common application that allows people with HIV to apply for financial assistance for drugs from multiple companies went into effect on September 12, 2012. Individuals should now be able to obtain a complete antiretroviral regimen with a single form.
What Are the Implications of the Affordable Care Act for People with HIV?
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- Category: HIV Policy & Advocacy
- Published on Wednesday, 26 September 2012 00:00
- Written by Kaiser Family Foundation
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has already brought about some important benefits for people living with HIV, including prohibition of lifetime insurance coverage limits and state programs to provide coverage for people with pre-existing conditions, according to a new report from the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF). More changes are expected in 2014, including expanded Medicaid coverage, guaranteed availability of coverage regardless of health status, and subsidies for private health insurance premiums. 
Lack of Food Linked to More Hospitalizations among HIV+ People with Unstable Housing
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- Category: HIV Disease Progression
- Published on Tuesday, 04 September 2012 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
Homeless and marginally housed people with HIV in San Francisco who experienced "food insecurity" -- lack of stable access to sufficient nutrition -- were more likely to visit the emergency department and more likely to be hospitalized than people with a steady source of adequate food, researchers reported in the August 18, 2012, advance online edition of the Journal of General Internal Medicine. 
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