Protecting Our Kidneys, Fighting Denied Insurance Claims and Living with a Scaled Back ACA?
In this issue Harlem-based AIDS specialist Theresa Mack, MD, MPH, educates us about HIV-associated neuropathy, the 3rd leading cause of kidney disease among African Americans. We also pass along information about the federal government's newly updated Guide for HIV/AIDS Clinical Care for health practitioners as well as an article by ambassador Eric Goosby describing the United Nation's new report for reducing pediatric AIDS worldwide.
Disagree with your health insurance company's decision not to fund a claim? You have the right to appeal their decision to an independent decision-maker, writes Kaiser Health News's (KHN) Susan Jaffe. We also share a KHN story detailing how funding problems caused by the nation's fragile economy are hampering the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). “Since the law was passed, the budgetary picture in Congress has changed dramatically," the article quotes one expert as saying. As a result, the article claims, the Obama administration has had to scale back its vision for the ACA, considerably.
Yours in the struggle,
Phill