News 2011
On 30th Year of HIV/AIDS, Obama Administration Recommits to Fighting Pandemic
As we approach 30 years since the first reported cases of AIDS in the United States on Sunday, June 5, I’m excited to share with you the message that the White House released this afternoon on 30 years of AIDS. You can read the press statement below or here on the Office of National AIDS Policy website.
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Thirty Years Of AIDS (Guest Opinion)
Thirty years ago, the first five cases of what is now known as the acquired immune deficiency syndrome were reported in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. The amount of knowledge gained since then has been extraordinary, and the pace at which research findings have been translated into lifesaving treatments and tools of prevention is unprecedented, although much remains to be done with regard to delivering the fruits of this research to the people who need them most.
From NAPWA: The ADAP Watch: Why Can't We Find Funding?
May, 2011 is the month when the number of lower-income Americans wait-listed for ADAP drug assistance passed 8,000. It is also the month when NIAID Director Anthony Fauci and NIAID Division of AIDS Director Carl Dieffenbach published an article setting out three objectives they believe will have to be part of any effective strategy to stop the spread of HIV:
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Ryan's Unintended Consequences (Guest Opinion)
House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis., probably did not anticipate the kind of trouble his plan for privatizing Medicare would cause members of his own party. Ever since Democrats scored an upset in a New York state special congressional election that turned on the Republican candidates support for the Ryan plan, GOP presidential hopefuls and lawmakers have been stumbling around the negative reaction the”Path to Prosperity” "has drawn from many voters.
Conn. Insurer Cuts Premiums As Industry Prepares For New Rules
It turns out that pigs do fly. Last month, insurer Aetna received approval, from Connecticut regulators of its request to reduce premiums on individual policies by an average 10 percent, starting in September. Yes, you read that right: reduce the premium.
The decrease, which affects 15,000 consumers will save those policyholders $259 annually, on average.
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