News 2014
Affordable Care Act Enrollment Tips: Qualifying Life Events
The initial open enrollment period in the Health Insurance Marketplace closed on March 31, 2014 and the next open enrollment period will be between November 15, 2014 and February 15, 2015. But did you know that some life events may qualify you to enroll in private health insurance coverage through the Marketplace outside of the open enrollment period?
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In This Issue
This year the Black AIDS Institute celebrates its 15th anniversary. We are marking this occasion in several ways, perhaps most significantly by holding our Heroes in the Struggle Gala Reception and Awards Presentation, which will take place on Tuesday, May 20th at the Directors Guild of America in Los Angeles (click here to purchase tickets). In this issue we run the first in a series of profiles on our Heroes in the Struggle honorees: a look at the leadership and accomplishments of Dr. Anthony Fauci.
Anthony S. Fauci: The Government's Key Weapon in the Fight Against HIV/AIDS
The first in a series of profiles about the 15th Anniversary Black AIDS Institute Heroes in the Struggle Gala Reception and Awards Presentation honorees.
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One Third of US HIV+ Mothers Have Psychiatric or Substance Disorders
One third of HIV-positive mothers in the US Pediatric HIVAIDS Cohort Study (PHACS) had a psychiatric or substance abuse disorder, but that rate did not differ significantly from prevalence in an HIV-negative comparison group. Fewer than 10% of HIV-positive mothers ever received treatment for these disorders.
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After Obamacare Enrollment, Three Critical Steps
Editor's Note:
Rinku Sen made space on "Movement Notes" for Affordable Care Act expert LeeAnn Hall, the executive director for Alliance for a Just Society, and a board member of Race Forward, Colorlines' publisher. Here's LeeAnn's take on what we need to do now that Obamacare has enrolled millions.