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Policy Brief: National Health Care Policy for LGBT People and People Living with HIV
The Fenway Institute recently published an issue brief on Essential Elements of a Revised National Health Care Policy for LGBT People...
Mar 08, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Issue Brief: Insurance Coverage Changes for People with HIV Under the ACA
A new analysis from the Kaiser Family Foundation reveals that, under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), Medicaid expansion drove a...
Feb 15, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
User’s Guide: 2017 Online AIDS Drug Assistance Program Formulary Database
The National Alliance of State & Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD) recently released the 2017 Online AIDS Drug Assistance...
Feb 15, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Webcast: Nation’s First Hepatitis C Elimination Summit
On February 7, 2017, roughly 200 state and national leaders convened in Albany for the state’s and nation’s first “Hepatitis C...
Feb 08, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
NASTAD Success Stories: Ready to End the HIV and Viral Hepatitis Epidemics Chair’s...
The National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD) has released a series of success stories highlighting local...
Feb 06, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Local Approaches to Eliminating Viral Hepatitis: Exploring the End Hep C SF...
Approximately 3.5 million Americans are currently living with hepatitis C virus (HCV), yet only around half are aware of their...
Jan 17, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
FREE IAPAC Membership for Providers in the Fast-Track Cities Network
The International Association of Providers of AIDS Care (IAPAC) is committed to bridging the gap between people living with and...
Dec 09, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
Reflections from the 2016 Harm Reduction Conference
Harm reduction is an important movement that started thirty years ago in the early days of the HIV epidemic, when people who inject...
Dec 06, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
Denver Hits Anothers Major Milestone in Global Effort to End AIDS Epidemic
On November 30, 2016, the day before World AIDS Day, Denver Public Health announced that the city achieved a second major milestone in...
Dec 01, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
Policy Brief: National Health Care Policy for LGBT People and People Living with HIVThe Fenway Institute recently published an issue brief on Essential Elements of a Revised National Health Care Policy for LGBT People and People Living with HIV. LGBT people and people living with HIV (PLWH) have disproportionately benefitted from the expansion of health insurance coverage under the Affordable Care Act. This is also true of Black and Latino Americans. […] Mar 08, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Issue Brief: Insurance Coverage Changes for People with HIV Under the ACAA new analysis from the Kaiser Family Foundation reveals that, under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), Medicaid expansion drove a nationwide increase in health coverage for people living with HIV. This analysis provides the first national estimates of changes in health coverage for people with HIV since the law was implemented. More importantly, as Congress moves to repeal […] Feb 15, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
User’s Guide: 2017 Online AIDS Drug Assistance Program Formulary DatabaseThe National Alliance of State & Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD) recently released the 2017 Online AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) Formulary Database (the Database), which may be accessed via the accompanying User’s Guide. The Database provides an online, searchable, publicly available resource detailing state-by-state ADAP coverage of medications both individually and by drug class... Feb 15, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Webcast: Nation’s First Hepatitis C Elimination SummitOn February 7, 2017, roughly 200 state and national leaders convened in Albany for the state’s and nation’s first “Hepatitis C Elimination Summit,” where public health experts, advocates, and community stakeholders came together to learn from each other and formulate a framework for eliminating hepatitis C in New York State. The event was livestreamed (and is […] Feb 08, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
NASTAD Success Stories: Ready to End the HIV and Viral Hepatitis Epidemics Chair’s ChallengeThe National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD) has released a series of success stories highlighting local health department’s HIV and viral hepatitis programs that address individual-, community-, and systems-level needs. These stories recognize the important work of health department HIV and viral hepatitis programs and demonstrate innovation, vision, and commitment to... Feb 06, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Local Approaches to Eliminating Viral Hepatitis: Exploring the End Hep C SF InitiativeApproximately 3.5 million Americans are currently living with hepatitis C virus (HCV), yet only around half are aware of their infection. In 2013, hepatitis C-related mortality surpassed the total number of combined deaths from 60 other infectious diseases, including HIV and tuberculosis, reported to CDC. Fortunately, direct-acting antivirals have transformed the treatment landscape and now... Jan 17, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
FREE IAPAC Membership for Providers in the Fast-Track Cities NetworkThe International Association of Providers of AIDS Care (IAPAC) is committed to bridging the gap between people living with and affected by HIV and the testing, prevention, care, treatment, and supportive services that are available in their communities. At its heart, that is the objective of the Fast-Track Cities initiative, which aims to accelerate local […] Dec 09, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
Reflections from the 2016 Harm Reduction ConferenceHarm reduction is an important movement that started thirty years ago in the early days of the HIV epidemic, when people who inject drugs and their sex partners were dying of AIDS at alarming rates. Harm reduction is a framework for meeting people where they are at and reducing the negative consequences of drug use. […] Dec 06, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
Denver Hits Anothers Major Milestone in Global Effort to End AIDS EpidemicOn November 30, 2016, the day before World AIDS Day, Denver Public Health announced that the city achieved a second major milestone in UNAIDS’ 90-90-90 treatment targets for ending the AIDS epidemic. Now, in Denver, not only do 90% of people living with HIV know their HIV status, but 90% percent of those diagnosed and in HIV […] Dec 01, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
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