U.S. Health Care Reform & HIV/AIDS

See also: U.S. HIV Treatment Policy

Health Care Debate: High Stakes for Those With HIV (April 27, 2012)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments on the Affordable Care Act (March 30, 2012)
From AIDS United
The Affordable Care Act Supports Women -- Now We Must Support the Affordable Care Act (March 29, 2012)
Reflections on the importance of health care reform for women living with HIV.
From U.S. Positive Women's Network
Ending the Epidemic: Sad News -- A Blog Entry by Paul Kawata (March 27, 2012)
From National Minority AIDS Council
Happy 2nd Birthday Affordable Care Act! (March 23, 2012)
From AIDS United
March 23: Happy Birthday, Health Care Reform: Join the Webinar & Sign the Letter! (March 22, 2012)
From HIVHealthReform.org
APIAHF Condemns House Republican Budget Proposal and Attacks on Health Reform (March 21, 2012)
From Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum
We're Still Not Done (March 20, 2012)
From Black AIDS Institute
People Living With HIV Need Health Care Reform Law Now More than Ever (March 20, 2012)
Statement from HIV Medicine Association chair Judith A. Aberg, M.D., F.I.D.S.A.
From HIV Medicine Association
Lambda Legal Gathers Over 130 HIV Advocacy Organizations to Support Affordable Care Act (March 15, 2012)
U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral argument at the end of March.
From Lambda Legal
Roundup: From "Health Care Reform May Have Unintended Consequences for HIV/AIDS Patients" in California (January 18, 2012)
In Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
New Report: Insurance Companies Banking on Health Reform (January 5, 2012)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
The Affordable Care Act and People Living With HIV/AIDS: A Blog Entry From Positive Policy (January 4, 2012)
From AIDS.gov
"Let Them Die"? The Dangers of Losing Compassion: A Blog Entry by David Fawcett, Ph.D., L.C.S.W. (September 30, 2011)
"It seems now that large (and growing) segments of our society have come to view basic compassion, the emotional capacity to experience another's pain, as a character defect, yet it is an essential element of what makes us human."
From TheBody.com
Building a Bridge to 2014 for People Living With HIV: Update and Advocacy Strategy (September 26, 2011)
From HIV Prevention Justice Alliance
Frequently Asked Questions: Health Care Reform and People Living With HIV (September 8, 2011)
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From Project Inform
Goodbye Co-Pays: HIV Tests, Birth Control Will Be Free By 2013 (August 3, 2011)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
New Mandates on Insurance, Many Free, Go Into Effect (August 3, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
HHS Secretary Requires Insurers to Cover HIV Testing for Women (August 2, 2011)
Will help more women learn of their HIV status.
From The AIDS Institute
Affordable Care Act Ensures Women Receive Preventive Services at No Additional Cost (August 1, 2011)
From U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Panel Calling for Free Contraceptive Coverage (July 20, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
A New Era for HIV Health Care (Spring 2011)
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In Achieve, from ACRIA and GMHC
We Need HIV Advocates at the Table in the Health Care Debate (April 5, 2011)
In The Huffington Post
Q&A: Rep. Maxine Waters, Legislator and Activist (April 5, 2011)
From Black AIDS Institute
HIV/AIDS Medical Homes: Is This Our Future? (March 30, 2011)
From National Minority AIDS Council
Health Care Reform, HIV Prevention Initiatives, and HIV Criminalization (March 23, 2011)
Materials now available from the 3/16 HIV Prevention Justive Alliance strategy webinar "Implementation Fever -- Making Health Reform & NHAS Tools for Prevention Justice."
From HIV Prevention Justice Alliance
One Year: The Affordable Care Act -- A Blog Entry From Positive Policy (March 23, 2011)
From AIDS.gov
Sign a Birthday Card for Health Care Reform! (March 23, 2011)
From Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum
3/16: Implementation Fever: Making Health Reform and the National HIV/AIDS Strategy Tools of HIV Prevention Justice (March 15, 2011)
From HIV Prevention Justice Alliance
Sign on, Sign Up, Speak Out: Save Prevention Access (March 8, 2011)
From HIV Prevention Justice Alliance
Action Alert: Join the Fight to Support the Affordable Care Act and Reject Repeal Efforts (March 7, 2011)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
Many Americans Incorrectly Believe Health Law Has Been Repealed (March 1, 2011)
From Black AIDS Institute
Efforts to Repeal U.S. Health Care Bill Could Scale Back Reproductive Services Abroad (February 11, 2011)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Health Care Reform Provides Quality Care for Many More; Still Needs Our Support (February 2011)
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In Project Inform Perspective, from Project Inform
Finding Health Care; Preparing for the Future (February 2011)
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In Project Inform Perspective, from Project Inform
Institute of Medicine Issues Second Report on HIV Screening and Access to Care (January 31, 2011)
From Office of National AIDS Policy
On TheBodyPRO.com
Taking the Co-Pay Out of Staying Healthy (January 27, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Repealing Health Reform: What's in It for Us? That Is the Question (January 26, 2011)
In Black AIDS Weekly, from Black AIDS Institute
Repealing the Affordable Health Care Act Means Woes for People With HIV: A Blog Entry by Candace Y.A. Montague (January 18, 2011)
The [Affordable Care] Act, as it stands now, will provide coverage to 32 million uninsured Americans and strengthen the Medicare program. For people with HIV/AIDS, it will mean much more.
From TheBody.com
Urge Your Elected Officials to Defend the Affordable Care Act (January 6, 2011)
From National Minority AIDS Council
Republicans Sweep the House and Rattle the Senate (December 8, 2010)
Part of "Top HIV/AIDS-Related Clinical Developments of 2010," by David Wohl, M.D.
From TheBody.com
The Affordable Care Act and People Living With HIV or AIDS: A Blog Entry by Richard Sorian (September 14, 2010)
From AIDS.gov
Remarks and Video From HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius at the U.S. Conference on AIDS 2010 (September 13, 2010)
From AIDS.gov
California: San Francisco Adapts for Health Reform (September 10, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
How Does the Affordable Care Act Impact People Living With HIV/AIDS? (PDF) (September 2010)
From AIDS.gov
The U.S. HIV Health Care Crisis: How Did We Get Here? A Blog Entry by Paul A. Kawata (September 1, 2010)
"Lack of funding has always been a problem, so why does it feel like such an acute issue right now?" writes NMAC Executive Director Paul Kawata. "From my perspective, our systems of care have reached their tipping point."
From National Minority AIDS Council
Federal Pre-Existing Condition Coverage Up and Running in Most States (August 10, 2010)
From Project Inform
A Pre-Existing Condition Can Wreck Your Whole Day: A Blog Entry by Thomas DeLorenzo (August 3, 2010)
"I now know more about the law regarding health care than I thought I would know at this time. I am not, however, in law school."
From TheBody.com
Health Care Law Offers Preventive Care at No Cost (July 21, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
What U.S. Health Care Reform Means for People With HIV (Summer 2010)
Slow implementation for needed changes.
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In TAGline, from Treatment Action Group
California: Coverage Lifeline -- Help for People With Pre-Existing Conditions (June 22, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Health Care Reform Changes for 2010 (Spring 2010)
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In Being Alive Newsletter, from Being Alive
In Health Law, a Clearer View of Coverage (May 17, 2010)
TheBody.com's blogger Thomas DeLorenzo and others share their struggles getting adequate health coverage. This article is the sixth in the New York Times' series on how the health care overhaul will affect everyday lives.
In The New York Times
The Rationale for TLC+, and Project Inform's Position on When to Start HIV Treatment (May 12, 2010)
From Project Inform
Is There a Line in the Health Care Reform That Promises a Cure for AIDS? A Blog Entry by Thomas DeLorenzo (May 4, 2010)
In spite of the battle wounds that still remain from the protests in the 90s, the lingering grief from losing most of our friends, in spite of the seemingly normal lives we all lead now, we all want and need a cure.
From TheBody.com
Project Inform's Position on When to Start HIV Treatment (May 2010)
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From Project Inform
May 5: Join a Call to Learn About How Health Reform Impacts HIV-Positive Women (April 26, 2010)
From U.S. Positive Women's Network
10 Questions Answered: How Health Reform Affects People Living With HIV/AIDS (April 26, 2010)
From Black AIDS Institute
Will Health-Care Reform Bring Help to People Living With AIDS? (April 26, 2010)
From Black AIDS Institute
In This Issue: Health Reform's Impact on People With HIV/AIDS (April 26, 2010)
Opinion editorial by CEO and founder Phill Wilson.
From Black AIDS Institute
Participate in a Sign-On Letter to Ensure That Infectious Diseases Are Not Left Out of Health Reform Prevention Funding (April 22, 2010)
Deadline for sign-ons: COB tomorrow, Friday, April 23.
From National Minority AIDS Council
Health Care Reform and HIV Treatment Access (PDF) (April 21, 2010)
From Project Inform
Health Care Reform and People With HIV/AIDS (April 5, 2010)
From Project Inform
U.S. Health Care Reform and HIV/AIDS: "We May Have Won the Battle, But Certainly Not the War" (March 23, 2010)
HIV advocate Larry Bryant offers his perspective on the newly signed health care reform bill.
In POZ Magazine
What U.S. Health Care Reform Means for People With HIV/AIDS (March 22, 2010)
Significant improvements in health care experiences expected for Black people living with HIV.
From Black AIDS Institute
Despite Bill's Flaws, AIDS Advocates Rally Around Health Care Reform (March 17, 2010)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
Action Alert: Tell Congress to Pass Healthcare Reform and Include ETHA! (March 15, 2010)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
Keeping America Healthy Through Meaningful Health Care Reform (February 2010)
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From Project Inform
"Treatment as Prevention" Proposed as Element of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy (February 2010)
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From Project Inform
A User's Guide to Health Care Reform (January/February 2010)
What's at stake in national health care reform for HIV-positive people and what you can do about it.
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
Ensure HIV Care Is a Priority in Health Care Reform: Contact Your Senators and Representatives Today! (January 6, 2010)
From Project Inform
U.S. Territories Separate and Unequal in Health Care Reform; How You Can Help (October 28, 2009)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
Could Computerized Health Records Make Everyone's Lives Better? (October 15, 2009)
According to an Obama administration official, computerized records could help doctors avoid dangerous drug interactions, as well as enable the use of automatic reminders that can help doctors provide expert treatment.
In The New York Times
California: Politicians Urged to Include People With AIDS in Health Care Reform (October 14, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Healthcare Delivery in the USA (Fall 2009)
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In Being Alive Newsletter, from Being Alive
Join in the Fight for Meaningful Health Care Reform! (September 10, 2009)
From Project Inform
Help Get Health Care Reform Back On Track (August 25, 2009)
HIV Health Care Access Working Group Action Alert.
From Project Inform
Since When Is the Expression of Fear and Ignorance a Basic American Right? A Blog Entry by Thomas DeLorenzo (August 25, 2009)
AIDS denialists' movie does a better job in spreading fear than an insurance company lobbyist.
From TheBody.com
Action Alert: Easy Steps to Impact U.S. HIV/AIDS Policy! (August 20, 2009)
Sign petitions in support of a public health plan, syringe exchange ban repeal and RW reauthorization.
From Housing Works
South Carolina Lawmaker Discusses HIV/AIDS at Town Hall (August 19, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily U.S. HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Help Get Health Care Reform Back on Track (July 21, 2009)
From Community HIV/AIDS Mobilization Project
Developing World Health Care Solutions Help Some U.S. Programs (July 2, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Last Week's Health Reform "Shocker" (June 25, 2009)
From Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Side-by-Side Comparison of Major Health Care Reform Proposals (June 23, 2009)
From Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Tell Congress to Make Health Care Reform Work for People With HIV/AIDS! (June 19, 2009)
From Treatment Action Group
HIV Health Care Access Working Group Action Alert: Tell Congress to Make Health Care Reform Work for People With HIV/AIDS (June 18, 2009)
From Project Inform
HIVMA Supports Public Plan Option to Ensure Patients' Needs Are Met (June 15, 2009)
From HIV Medicine Association
Health Care Reform Debate Heats Up (June 2, 2009)
From Project Inform
Position Statement: A Public Plan Option Is Important to Ensuring the Medical Needs of Our Patients With HIV Are Met (June 2009)
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From HIV Medicine Association
Health Care Reform Principles for Meeting the Needs of People With HIV (June 2009)
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From HIV Medicine Association
AIDSWatching the White House (May 1, 2009)
U.S. HIV advocates' opinions are split between those who feel that the Obama administration's first 100 days is not much time to affect dramatic change, and those who are tired of waiting patiently for change on urgent matters like health care reform and housing for people with HIV.
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
Editorial: The Single Best Approach to Health Care Reform (Spring 2009)
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In Achieve, from ACRIA and GMHC