HIV/AIDS & U.S. Health Insurance

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The Basics

Navigating the Rocky Waters of U.S. HIV/AIDS Healthcare: Private Health Insurance (November/December 2004)
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
Health Care Reform 101 (September/October 2004)
A review of current health insurance issues in the United States, and advice on how to find out where candidates stand.
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
HIPAA: Understanding Your Rights of Insurance Portability and Privacy (September/October 2003)
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
Access to Treatment: Private Insurance Overview (July 2003)
From Project Inform
Understanding Prescription Benefits (July/August 2001)
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
Your Benefits and You: It's HIPAA With a Double "A," Not HIPP With a Double "P" (May 2001)
In Positive Living, from AIDS Project Los Angeles
HMO, Insurance Policies Threaten HIV Care: Interview With Dr. X (July 7, 2000)
Many health plans use various means to discourage HIV specialty care in order to avoid attracting expensive patients into their plans; AIDS Treatment News interviewed an AIDS doctor who provides details.
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
Health Insurance: New NAPWA Guide (November 20, 1998)
From AIDS Treatment News
For Your Benefits: Dispelling Myths About Insurance Industry Files (September 1998)
In Positive Living, from AIDS Project Los Angeles
HMOs and Quality Care for HIV -- Interview With Stephen Becker, M.D. (Part 2 of 2) (October 3, 1997)
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
HMOs and Quality Care for HIV -- Interview With Stephen Becker, M.D. (Part 1 of 2) (September 5, 1997)
From AIDS Treatment News
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act and Recent U.S. Supreme Court Decisions (Fall 1997)
From Lambda Legal
Health Insurance More Available: Federal Legislation Effective July 1 (July 18, 1997)
From AIDS Treatment News
The Impact of Managed Care on People Living With HIV: Quality vs. Cost-Saving (Summer 1997)
In STEP Perspective, from Seattle Treatment Education Project
One (Very) Small Step for Health Care Reform: What Does the Kennedy-Kassebaum Health Coverage Act Mean for You? (Spring/Summer 1997)
From Lambda Legal
Your Insurers Are Not Necessarily Your Friends (March 1997)
From Paul Hampton Crockett, Esq.
Managed Care and the Patient With HIV (June/July 1996)
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
Be Careful With Grace Periods
From Affording Care

Nationwide News

President Obama Announces the Creation of a Joint Virtual Lifetime Electronic Record (April 9, 2009)
The new initiative will set up electronic medical records that start when military personnel enlist and last the rest of their lives.
From White House
Health Care in the U.S.: Closing the Gaps, Opening the Door (Fall 2008)
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In Achieve, from ACRIA and GMHC
HIV/AIDS and the Fight for Universal Health Care: Bridging the Movements (May 1, 2007)
From Community HIV/AIDS Mobilization Project
Number of Uninsured in U.S. Rose to 41.2 Million Last Year (September 30, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Health Insurance Reimbursement Legislation (August 18, 2000)
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
Health Insurance: New NAPWA Guide (November 20, 1998)
From AIDS Treatment News
Health Insurance More Available: Federal Legislation Effective July 1 (July 18, 1997)
From AIDS Treatment News

Research

Institute of Medicine: Lack of Insurance Can Mean Early Death (June 17, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Does Access to Health Care Impact Survival Time After Diagnosis of AIDS? (June 4, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Study: Uninsured Don't Get Needed Health Care; Delayed Diagnoses, Premature Deaths Result (May 22, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Association of Medical Insurance and Other Factors With Receipt of Antiretroviral Therapy (May 20, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Managed Care Poses a Threat to the Quality of HIV Care (Summer 1996)
Report from the XIth International AIDS Conference.
In STEP Perspective, from Seattle Treatment Education Project

Personal Accounts

Navigating an HMO: How I Became My Doctor's Free Continuing Medical Education Provider (September/October 2005)
HIVer Carlos A. Perez experiences an HMO nightmare: ignorant doctors, bigotry and endless red tape.
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
Negotiating Managed Care (May/June 1999)
How one patient manages managed care.
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
Sometimes a Medicare Supplement Can Be a Good Thing (May 1999)
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project

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