News 2013
Five Ways The President's Budget Would Change Medicare
President Barack Obama's fiscal 2014 budget includes a variety of what he says are "manageable" changes for Medicare's 54 million beneficiaries as well as for the hospitals, nursing homes and other health care providers that serve them.
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Black Notables Making the Affordable Care Act Happen
One in a series spotlighting African Americans who are playing an integral part in implementing the historic Affordable Care Act.
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Alicia Keys Shines Light On Women And HIV
One in 32 African American women in the United States is likely to be diagnosed with HIV in her lifetime.
Heavy Drinking, Multiple Partners Double HIV Risk in MSM of USA
Heavy drinking plus having more than 1 unprotected receptive anal intercourse partner in the past 2 years doubled the risk of HIV acquisition in a group of US men who have sex with men (MSM). Heavy drinking alone raised the risk of HIV infection 60%.
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HIV Prevention Resource Allocation Modeling Pilot (HIV RAMP)
The U.S. National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS) calls on national, state and local programs to focus efforts in communities where HIV is concentrated and to target resources on tailored combinations of effective, evidence-based strategies. As jurisdictions work to apply these principles, some have employed resource allocation modeling to help inform their decision making about how best to utilize their available funds so as to maximize the number of new HIV infections averted. As noted in a recent article on the subject, "Resource allocation models can provide valuable guidance to the rational allocation of funds. Improving the use of funds by targeting areas of greatest return may lead to better and/or greater health outcomes."
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