News 2012
With Administration's Support, Supreme Court Orders Review Of 'Obamacare' Challenge
The Wall Street Journal: Court Told To Consider Issues Unresolved by Health-Care Ruling
The Supreme Court Monday told a lower court to consider several issues left unresolved by the justices’ June ruling upholding the Affordable Care Act, in a move backed by the Obama administration. The order came in a case brought by Liberty University, an evangelical college founded by the late Rev. Jerry Falwell, which was one of dozens of plaintiffs to file separate suits alleging that aspects of President Barack Obama’s health-care overhaul are unconstitutional (Bravin, 11/26).
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Study: States Face Increased Medicaid Costs Even If They Don’t Expand Program
If state officials think they can escape a fiscal quagmire by refusing to expand Medicaid under the federal health law, they might want to reconsider.
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Sexual Trauma Raises Risk of ART Failure and Risky Sex in US Women
Recent sexual trauma quadrupled chances of antiretroviral failure in a study of 113 biological and transgender women in San Francisco. Recent trauma also quadrupled the risk of sex with HIV-negative partners or without condoms.
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Doing Our Part for World AIDS Day
This week we are commemorating World AIDS Day. I don't know about you, but this is a time of year that I really think about responsibility and accountability. By all accounts, this has been an amazing year in the HIV/AIDS world. We've seen unprecedented scientific breakthroughs. The Supreme Court affirmed the Affordable Care Act. The U.S. has hosted an extremely successful International AIDS Conference for the first time in 22 years -- a gathering made possible by the lifting of the AIDS travel ban.
CDC’s Division of HIV and AIDS Prevention is hosting a Community Engagement Webinar for Capacity Building
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention (DHAP) will convene a webinar entitled Community Engagement Webinar for Capacity Building.