In This Issue

Recently the CDC published a disturbing analysis that showed that only half of HIV-positive American MSM are on antiretroviral treatment and that just 42 percent had achieved viral suppression. Not surprisingly, the statistics for Black MSM are worse. We bring you up to speed.

The Kaiser Family Foundation just released a study that showed that while gay and bisexual men in the United States believe that HIV is their number-one health threat, a majority believe that they won't get infected, and most don't know about PrEP or other recent biomedical advances or the current treatment recommendations.

As we near the 2015 open enrollment season for the Health Insurance Marketplace, HHS reports that the number of insurers has risen by 25 percent, which is good news both for the Marketplace and consumers. Kaiser Health News shares a story on how in one healthcare system personal attention is seen as the cure for rising healthcare costs.

With Eric Holder's recent resignation from his position as U.S. Attorney General, President Obama loses his fearless wingman in the fight for equal protection under the law. Our friends at Colorlines run down Holder's remarkable racial justice record.

Yours in the struggle,

Phill