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NIAM Blog Series 2017: Increasing Immunization through School-Located Clinics
Throughout the month of August, NACCHO’s National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) Blog Series highlights the importance of...
Aug 30, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
RFA: Leveraging PrEP Programs to End New Cases of HIV
HealthHIV and the National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) announced a new health policy learning series for teams of state...
Jun 28, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
CMS Issue Brief: Increasing Physical Accessibility in Health Care Facilities
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Office of Minority Health recently released a new issue brief, titled:...
Jun 07, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman
Updated Coverage Guide for Hepatitis C Testing
The AIDS Institute has updated its Coverage Guide for Hepatitis C Testing to reflect two additional states, Oregon and Montana, that...
May 31, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
NASTAD Resources Reinforce Importance of Medicaid, ACA Protections
As the Senate takes up the American Health Care Act (AHCA) – a bill to repeal and replace major pieces of the Affordable Care Act...
May 12, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
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
Improving Health Care Access and Delivery for Everyone
The National CLAS (Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services) Standards are a framework to guide healthy equity efforts among...
Feb 24, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman
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
NIAM Blog Series 2017: Increasing Immunization through School-Located ClinicsThroughout the month of August, NACCHO’s National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) Blog Series highlights the importance of immunizations across the lifespan. In this week’s post, we sat down with Denver Public Health’s (DPH’s) Alejandra Santisteban, MPH, Program Assistant for the Immunizations Program, to discuss DPH’s in-school immunization program. Tell us about... Aug 30, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
RFA: Leveraging PrEP Programs to End New Cases of HIVHealthHIV and the National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) announced a new health policy learning series for teams of state Medicaid and public health officials. This opportunity, described further in the Request for Applications (RFA), will provide participants with practical strategies related to health policy and financing for starting or expanding Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)... Jun 28, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
CMS Issue Brief: Increasing Physical Accessibility in Health Care FacilitiesThe Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Office of Minority Health recently released a new issue brief, titled: “Increasing the Physical Accessibility of Health Care Facilities.” This resource provides an overview of barriers faced by individuals with disabilities attempting to enter or navigate health care facilitates; the current federal and state-level policies designed... Jun 07, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman |
Updated Coverage Guide for Hepatitis C TestingThe AIDS Institute has updated its Coverage Guide for Hepatitis C Testing to reflect two additional states, Oregon and Montana, that have been approved for the 1% increased federal matching payments for Medicaid coverage of all U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) “A” & “B” services without cost-sharing. Please review and share this guide! May 31, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
NASTAD Resources Reinforce Importance of Medicaid, ACA ProtectionsAs the Senate takes up the American Health Care Act (AHCA) – a bill to repeal and replace major pieces of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) – the National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD) has released new resources aimed at educating Members of Congress on the importance of the Medicaid program and […] May 12, 2017 | 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 |
Improving Health Care Access and Delivery for EveryoneThe National CLAS (Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services) Standards are a framework to guide healthy equity efforts among health care organizations. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Office of Minority Health worked with NCQA (National Committee for Quality Assurance) to develop a toolkit to help organizations implement the National CLAS Standards. The toolkit... Feb 24, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman |
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 |
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