News 2015
Supreme Court Case May Be A Wake-Up Call For Republicans
United State Supreme Court Building in Washington, D.C.
Republican efforts to replace the federal health law have been given new urgency by the Supreme Court.
As soon as this spring, the court could invalidate health insurance subsidies available to millions of Americans if it rules for the challengers in a case called King v. Burwell.
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What's Stopping Us from Ending the AIDS Epidemic in the U.S.?
The late Dr. Maya Angelou said, "Do the best you can until you know better. Then, when you know better, do better!"
There have been a number of remarkable biomedical breakthroughs in the treatment and prevention of HIV/AIDS in the last few years. We have better surveillance tools, better diagnostic tools, better treatment tools and better prevention tools. We have the tools we need to end the epidemic in America. The scientific evidence is now clear. Or is it?
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Tax Time Reprieve For Obamacare Procrastinators
Did you procrastinate?
The Obama administration said Friday it will allow a special health law enrollment period from March 15 to April 30 for consumers who realize while filling out their taxes that they owe a fee for not signing up for coverage last year. The special enrollment period applies to people in the 37 states covered by the federal marketplace, though some state-run exchanges are also expected to follow suit.
In This Issue
Former Black AIDS Institute staff member Leisha McKinley-Beach is now the health-program administrator over the HIV High Impact Prevention Program for Fulton County, Georgia. We talk to her about what it will take to end the AIDS epidemic in Atlanta.
Leisha McKinley-Beach: Ending the HIV/AIDS Epidemic in Atlanta
Leisha McKinley-Beach, HIV Program Administrator, Fulton County Department of Health and Wellness
As the new HIV-program administrator for the Fulton County Department of Health and Wellness in Atlanta, Leisha McKinley-Beach has one overriding dream: that everyone ages 13 to 64 in metro Atlanta learn his or her HIV status.
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