News 2015
HHS Awards More Than $295 Million in Affordable Care Act Funds to Increase Access to Primary Care at Health Centers
Sylvia Mathews Burwell, Secretary of Health and Human Services
Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell announced $295 million in Affordable Care Act funding to 1,195 health centers in every U.S. State, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Pacific Basin to expand primary care services.
Nearly 9 Million People Gained Insurance In Health Marketplace's First Year
Healthcare.gov is shown during open enrollment in 2014 for signups for 2015 health insurance plans. In part due to enrollments using healthcare.gov, the uninsured rate in the U.S. dropped to 10.4 percent
The percentage of Americans without health insurance dropped by nearly three percentage points between 2013 and 2014, according the U.S. Census Bureau, from 13.3 to 10.4 percent. Put another way, 8.8 million more people were insured in 2014 than the year before.
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Maryland "H& Health and HipHop" Conference
The Maryland Health & Hip Hop Conference takes place October 24, 2015
The Black AIDS Institute and the Maryland Department of Mental Health and Hygiene Prevention and Health Promotion Administration will sponsor H& Health and HipHop, a culturally appropriate men's-only conference about sex, sexuality and HIV. The free event will take place on Saturday, October 24, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Morgan State University's Student Center.
In This Issue
Recently, the Black AIDS Institute had a fantastic time at the USCA in Washington, D.C., where we held our National BTAN Meeting, the Black PrEP Summit, several Twitter conversations, our Black Lives Matter Hub, the Black Lives Matter Roadmap Challenge and published the Black AIDS Daily. We are very proud of the work that we did, equipping people with knowledge they need to end AIDS in Black America.
What the Updated National HIV/AIDS Strategy Means for Black America
The Obama Administration updates its vision
In 2010 President Barack Obama made history by releasing the first National HIV/AIDS Strategy to provide a blueprint for the U.S. response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Now, five years later, the White House has released an update to the strategy, taking special care to address the unique needs of the Black community.
Read more: What the Updated National HIV/AIDS Strategy Means for Black America