News 2015
How Obamacare Went South In Mississippi, Part 3
Kudzu vines encroach on everything in their path in rural Mississippi
In the country's unhealthiest state, the failure of Obamacare is a group effort. Click here to read Part 2.
Shortly after the disastrous Cato luncheon, Bryant called and asked Chaney to delay the plans for the exchange.
"I said, 'Phil, I can't do that,'" Chaney recalled. He told the governor the state was contractually obligated to its vendors. The pressure continued. In August, one of the governor's attorneys asked Chaney to withdraw the plan's blueprint from federal consideration. That same month, a confidant of Chaney's who sat on the state government's Personnel Board called to say Bryant had requested the board delay approval of a $3.5 million, federally funded ACA outreach contract meant to make residents aware of their coverage options. It would never be authorized. In a letter to Chaney, Bryant acknowledged the board had blocked the contract. "I simply do not consider it a wise use of taxpayer dollars," he wrote.
The Connection Between Housing and Improved Outcomes Along The HIV Care Continuum
Homelessness
Recently, HUD's Office of HIV/AIDS Housing published a white paper aimed at illuminating the intersection between housing and health care with improved health outcomes for those living with HIV.
Read more: The Connection Between Housing and Improved Outcomes Along The HIV Care Continuum
FDA Commissioner Margaret A. Hamburg's Statement On FDA's Blood Donor Deferral Policy For Men Who Have Sex With Men
Margaret Hamburg, Commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is a science-based regulatory agency that works to protect and promote the public health. In this role, it is our responsibility to regulate the blood supply and to help ensure its continued safety for the patients who receive these life-saving products.
Study: Black LGBT People More Likely to Live in States Without Anti-Discrimination Job Protection
Discrimination
Black LGBT people in the U.S. are more likely to live in states that don't prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of their sexual orientation, according to a new report (PDF) from the Williams Institute, a think tank at UCLA School of Law. That difference puts some 890,000 black LGBT people at risk of being discriminated against with no legal protection, researchers found.
In This Issue
Welcome to the first issue of the Black AIDS Weekly in 2015.
2014 was an incredible year. From the resounding success of the Affordable Care Act; to the many members of the LGBT and PLWHA communities who found the courage to come out; to the 15th anniversary of the Black AIDS Institute; to the 20th International AIDS Conference in Melbourne; to the protests in Ferguson and New York and the worldwide movement that is raising consciousness that Black lives matter.