News 2013
How the ACA Will Affect People Living With HIV/AIDS: A Fragmented System of Care
The first in a series that examines the Affordable Care Act's impact on people living with HIV/AIDS.
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) is one of the most important pieces of legislation ever enacted for PLWHA. Extending health coverage to millions of Americans who currently lack it, the ACA has the potential to substantially strengthen efforts to close gaps in the HIV-treatment continuum and ensure that all of the 515,000 Black Americans living with HIV achieve viral suppression.
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HHS Launches Health Insurance Marketplace Educational Tools
The Obama administration today kicked off the Health Insurance Marketplace education effort with a new, consumer-focused HealthCare.gov website and the 24-hours-a-day consumer call center to help Americans prepare for open enrollment and ultimately sign up for private health insurance. The new tools will help Americans understand their choices and select the coverage that best suits their needs when open enrollment in the new Health Insurance Marketplace begins October 1.
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Blue Cross-Blue Shield Bets Big On Obamacare Exchanges
At a closed White House meeting in April, President Barack Obama told corporate insurance bosses “we’re all in this together” on implementing his signature health law. But some insurance companies seem to be more in than others.
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African American HIV University Science and Treatment College Extends Application Deadline to July 8th
Are you an expert on HIV and its relationship to human biology and treatment strategies? Would you like to learn more about virology, pharmacokinetics, and epidemiology? If so, become an AAHU Fellow and apply for Science and Treatment College today!
Supreme Court Issues Big Non-Decision on Affirmative Action
In a 7-1 vote, the Supreme Court has decided to wait for another day to kill affirmative action. The Court has sent plaintiff Abigail Fisher’s case back to the lower Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, ruling that the lower court did not properly examine a section of Grutter v. Bollinger, a prior Supreme Court affirmative action decision, in its consideration. The Supreme Court has now asked the Fifth Circuit to again look into the case, but to ask the University of Texas to prove, as Grutter demanded, that considering race in its admissions policies is a compelling state interest. The opinion, written as expected by Justice Anthony Kennedy, was ultimately rather narrow.
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