News 2014
In This Issue
Recently the CDC published a disturbing analysis that showed that only half of HIV-positive American MSM are on antiretroviral treatment and that just 42 percent had achieved viral suppression. Not surprisingly, the statistics for Black MSM are worse. We bring you up to speed.
Gay and Bisexual Men See HIV as the Top Health Issue Facing Their Community, But Majorities Are Not Personally Worried About Getting Infected & Not Getting Tested
Dr. Drew Altman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation.
Most Are Unaware of New Prevention Options, Such as PrEP, or Current Treatment Recommendations
MENLO PARK, CA – More than thirty years into the HIV/AIDS epidemic, and at a time when infections among gay and bisexual men are on the rise in the U.S., a new national survey of gay and bisexual men by the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) finds that though HIV/AIDS is named as the number one health issue facing their population, a majority (56%) are not personally concerned about becoming infected, and relatively few report having been tested recently.
CDC: Newly Diagnosed Black HIV-Positive MSM Fall Out of Care, Have Lowest Viral Suppression
Am I at risk?
A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta shows that only half (49.5 percent) of gay and bisexual men diagnosed with HIV in the U.S. are getting treatment for their infection. And of that number, only 42 percent have achieved viral suppression—a validation that their virus is under control at a level that helps keep them healthy while also significantly reducing their chances of transmitting HIV to others.
Number Of Marketplace Insurers To Rise 25 Percent, HHS Says
Sylvia Burwell, Secretary, Health and Human Services
When the marketplace enrollment reopens in November, 77 new insurers will be offering coverage in the 44 states for which HHS had data, which includes the 36 states that use the federal marketplace and eight states that run their own, the department reported.
Read more: Number Of Marketplace Insurers To Rise 25 Percent, HHS Says
Personal Attention Seen As Antidote To Rising Health Costs
Kevin Wierhs and Susan Johnson confer about what works and what doesn't in managing diabetes.
Kevin Wiehrs is a nurse at a busy doctor's office in Savannah, Ga. But instead of giving patients shots or taking blood pressure readings, his job is mostly talking with patients like Susan Johnson.
Read more: Personal Attention Seen As Antidote To Rising Health Costs