I Have Been Diagnosed With Hiv And I Have No Health Insurance

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Can i still get health insurance once diagnosed?

My Boyfriend and i was just diagnosed with HIV/AIDS a few months ago. Luckly me, i have health insurance, and it is covering a good portion of my billing. My Boyfriend however , has none. Do you think it would be hard for him to Now get Health...

Response from Lynn L. Franzoi

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yes. His best option would be to get a job which offers health benefits and enroll in the plan. If your job provides for domestic partner coverage, you could enroll him.... Read more »

searching for health insurance being hiv+

on july 2001 i was diagnosed with hiv, i am under treatment and have health insurance thru my... Read more »

Response from Lynn L. Franzoi »

Can HIV+ Woman get health insurance?

Our 21-year old daughter was diagnosed HIV+ in Nov 02. I feel so terrible because she was tested... Read more »

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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Study: Uninsured Don't Get Needed Health Care; Delayed Diagnoses, Premature Deaths Result

The lack of health insurance in America leads to delayed diagnoses, life-threatening complications and, ultimately, 18,000 premature deaths each year, according to a report released Tuesday by the Institute of Medicine. In the first comprehensive... Read more »

HHS Secretary Requires Insurers to Cover HIV Testing for Women

Washington, D.C. -- In an announcement yesterday by Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has accepted the recommendations of a recent report by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) that private insurers be... Read more »

Barriers to HIV Testing Among HIV/AIDS Concurrently Diagnosed Persons in New York City

The failure to perceive they were at risk was the chief barrier to HIV testing among this study's population of persons who were diagnosed with AIDS when they first learned they were HIV-positive. The team undertook the study to assess barriers to... Read more »

Organizations, Health Insurance Company Launch Insurance Program for HIV-Positive People in India

Nongovernmental organizations and a health insurance company on Wednesday launched an insurance program for people living with HIV in the Indian state of Karnataka, The Hindu reports. The program -- the first of its kind in India -- was launched... Read more »

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Just got diagnosed with HIV

Posted by lgb, 3 Replies

Hey all
I'm just a 20 year old guy, who was just diagnosed with hiv about two weeks ago, and I am also in the military reserves. At the beginning I was fine with it, I didnt feel like my life was going to change at all, but now the more I know that... Read more »

Support for professional women diagnosed with HIV

Posted by Anonymous, 10 Replies

I know that this disease doesn't discriminate. But I feel so alone as a black woman living with this disease. I'm the person in the family that everyone looks up to. I attended the best Universities, have a great career, beautiful home and car... Read more »

Short Term Health Insurance for HIV+ Persons

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Hi I am Jack,
My partner has HIV, just found out recently. He was without health insurance, until he sign up through the www.emporiumshopper.com sight for insurance. They work well with guys such as Ron and I. I wanted to share my story with the... Read more »

Health Insurance- Please help

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Hello:

I am yet to test for hiv, but i am planning ahead (as i am testing today) just in case the worst happens.

I am about to get a new job and would like to protect my HIV status on employment health forms under "pre-existing conditions." How do i... Read more »

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