Obama's Healthcare Reform Act Of 2010 And HIV/AIDS

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Will Health-Care Reform Bring Help to People Living With AIDS?

Donna Willis, 38, a single mother with three children, has lived with HIV for five years. She eagerly waited for the historic health-reform bill to be signed into legislation. "I have some coverage on my job, but I say a little prayer each month... Read more »

The Affordable Care Act Supports Women -- Now We Must Support the Affordable Care Act: Reflections on the Importance of Health Care Reform for Women Living With HIV

Brook Kelly In January 2012, Women Organized to Respond to Life-threatening Diseases (WORLD) and 16 other organizations led by Lambda Legal filed with the Supreme Court a friend-of-the-court brief in support of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) .... Read more »

Health Care Reform and People With HIV/AIDS

President Obama has signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) and the Health Care Education and Reconciliation Act of 2010 into law. Together they enact an historic health care reform plan, the first major overhaul of the health... Read more »

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US Chamber of Commerce's Stance on the Repeal of Healthcare Reform

Would you please explain the stance of the US Chamber of Commerce's stand supporting repeal of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act? As a member of the Board of Directors of this body, Ms. Franzoi's words could shed some light...

Response from Lynn L. Franzoi

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I don't think repeal of PPACA will happen. However, it is likely that there will be changes to the Act. It is a work in progress and no one can say at this point what impact the Act as it stands or could be changed will affect people with HIV... Read more »

HIV is HIV - is what is is..isn't it? Obama (TRAVEL BAN, 2010)

Hi Doc!!HIV is what is is: an incredible danger. Why, then, are some body fluids more infectious than others? If a person has got HIV, than they've got HIV and that's it! Anything can be infectious! The virus in the blood is still the same...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,You are incredibly misinformed abut HIV/AIDS on multiple levels. Fact: Not all bodily fluids are infectious for HIV. Sweat, tears, nasal mucous, urine, vomitus and feces that do not contain visible blood are not considered infectious for HIV!... Read more »

OUR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM IS FAIR, DON'T LET OBAMA MESS IT UP!!!!!

Dr. Bob,I dont trust Obama. Im a red-blooded American and I think our health care system is fair and that insurance companies have the right to make a buck. Folks who need or want insurance should just go out and buy some the way I did. Lets not try...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello Red Blooded American,Do you really believe that folks who want or need insurance "should just go out and buy some?"I'm amazed that you don't trust what Obama is trying to do. What he's trying to do is provide health... Read more »

woohoo with a caveat (PRO-LIFE = HEALTH CARE REFORM, 2010)

my risk was only minor (unprotected oral) but obviously as in many others it caused a panic.and it has taught me so many valuable lessons.i come from a conservative religious christian background, and i have still maintained my faith after all this....

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,WOO-HOO! Excellent news! Thank you for your very warm comments and your donation to The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation (www.concertedeffort.org). Both are very much appreciated. Your one gift will touch many lives in desperate need. On... Read more »

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Come on lets vote for HIV/AIDS funding please

Posted by new2this2010, 1 Reply

This is an opportunity to do something! Why not take a few minutes to try and help get funding for HIV/AIDS. If you can post everything else on here, then you can take a minute to vote each week for funding that may help us all one day. Take action... Read more »