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Don't Take NO for an Answer: How to Overcome Your Insurance Company Choosing Your Pharmacy for You -- A Blog Entry by Michelle J. Sherman, R.Ph., A.A.H.I.V.P. (April 26, 2013)
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Key Points LGBT People Need to Discuss With Their Health Care Providers (April 18, 2013)
Tips for the community from the leader of a New York City LGBT health center.
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Questions LGBT People (and Everyone Else) Ought to Ask Their Doctors (April 18, 2013)
Tips for the community from the leader of a New York City LGBT health center.
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Choosing an HIV Care Provider (March 27, 2013)
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From AIDS InfoNet
10 Steps to Choosing the Pharmacy That's Right for You (February 12, 2013)
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Know Your Pharmacist, Know Your Pharmacy (February 12, 2013)
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Seeing an HIV Health Care Provider (August 2012)
Part of HIV and Its Treatment.
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From AIDSinfo
Medical Appointments (March 29, 2012)
Tips on how to get the most out of the office visits with your HIV healthcare provider.
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From AIDS InfoNet
Ask the HIV Specialist: What Is the Difference Between My Doctor and the NP Who Sometimes Sees Me? (September/October 2010)
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
Six Tips for Choosing Your HIV Doctor: A Video Blog Entry by Mark S. King (May 18, 2010)
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Resources

AMA Physician Select (Regularly Updated)
Search for a physician who specializes in the treatment of HIV/AIDS in the U.S. with the American Medical Association's search engine.
Certified Doctor Search Page (Regularly Updated)
The American Board of Medical Specialties Public Education Program Certified Doctor Search will provide you with a list of board certified specialists. (The listed physicians are only those who have subscribed to this service.).
HIV/AIDS Prevention Bilingual Glossary (February 2010)
The terms included here are commonly used in public health and HIV/AIDS prevention in the U.S. The focus is on translation rather than definition.
From U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
America's Best Hospitals (2009-2010)
In U.S. News & World Report
Taking Sexual Histories: The Whys and Hows (An Overview for Health Providers) (Winter 2005/2006)
When people first visits a health provider, they're often asked for their sexual history. But what information gets collected -- and what is it used for?.
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In ACRIA Update, from AIDS Community Research Initiative of America
M.D., D.O., P.A., R.N.: What Do All Those Letters Mean, Anyway? (Winter 2004/2005)
Explanations of some of the abbreviations that follow the names of U.S. healthcare providers.
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In ACRIA Update, from AIDS Community Research Initiative of America

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