In This Issue

This week we continue our look at African Americans involved in the implementation of the Affordable Care Act with a Q&A with Caya Lewis, counselor to the secretary for science and public health at the Department of Health and Human Services.

We report the research that found that single PLWHA – whether divorced, separated, or never married – have a higher mortality rate than married people, a risk that particularly exists among men and Black and Hispanic women, suggesting how important it is to receive proper care and treatment as well as loved ones' support.

You'll find the details of Thursday's collaborative HHS Office of HIV/AIDS & Infectious Disease Policy (OHAIDP)/HIV Prevention Justice Alliance webinar to discuss how HIV care navigation can help reduce health disparities.

We share the text of President Obama's Mother's Day speech emphasizing that despite the many challenges to it the ACA is here to stay.

And Kaiser Health News answers a reader who asks if her under-26 formerly incarcerated son is eligible to be covered under her health insurance.

Yours in the struggle,

Raniyah M. Copeland