News 2017
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Last week, open enrollment began for health insurance sold on the federal health insurance marketplace HealthCare.gov. Only 38 days remain until the marketplace closes.
What Does Our Past Tell Us About Our Future? The Essential Role of Psychologists in Fighting HIV
Dr. Richard Wolitski (HHS/OHAIDP); Dr. Fayth Parks (Georgia Southern University) APA Ad Hoc Committee on Psychology and AIDS (COPA) chair and symposium co-chair; Dr. Sherry Wang (Santa Clara University) COPA symposium co-chair; Ms. Cherie Mitchell (APA); Dr. Karen Ingersoll (University of Virginia); Dr. Richard Jenkins (NIH/NIDA); and Dr. Ramani Durvasula (California State University, Los Angeles).
Since the early days of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, psychologists have been essential in the response to HIV:
5 Things To Know About ACA At Year 5
Open enrollment key facts
Open enrollment for people who buy their own health insurance starts Wednesday and ends Dec. 15 this year. That's 45 days, six weeks shorter than last year — and only one of the big changes consumers need to consider. The Trump administration has cut back on marketing and funding for navigators to help people through the process.
Are HIV and AIDS Poised for a Comeback?
Chris Beyrer, M.D., Professor of Public Health and Human Rights, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Md
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 25, 2017 (HealthDay News) -- The advent of powerful drugs in the mid-1990s brought remarkable gains in survival for HIV patients who had access to the medications.
Rural Areas — Already Short On Health Resources — Face Enrollment Hitches
Health resources outside Georgia's big cities
ATLANTA — Ms. Stella's, a home-cooking restaurant in Milledgeville, Ga., serves roast beef, grilled pork chops, chicken wings and oxtails with 24 sides from which to choose. Last spring, owners Jeri and Lucious Trawick opened a second restaurant in Eatonton, about 20 miles away, and Jeri decided to leave her full-time job to help shepherd the expansion.
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