In This Issue

We continue our coverage of how states are implementing the Affordable Care Act by looking at California, one of the most-prepared states and the very first to set up its healthcare exchange. You may remember that the Sunshine State recently announced jaw-dropping savings of as much as 29 percent below the small-business health-insurance premiums.

California Leads the US in Health-Care Reform Preparations, but Challenges Remain

As implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) continues to get underway, the states are literally all over the map when it comes to making their preparations for health-care reform. However, California is one of the states most prepared, and the progress being made in the Sunshine State offers a peek into what the rest of the country can expect over the next couple of years.

Encouraging HIV Testing with Video

Our newest video, “Facing AIDS for National HIV Testing Day,” is a short, shareable video that anyone can use to jump-start a conversation with a loved one, to educate colleagues, to show at a local HIV awareness event, or share on social media. With the approach of National HIV Testing Day (NHTD) on June 27, we hope you will be able to use this video in your local NHTD events.

Walgreens and Greater Than AIDS Team With Health Departments and Local AIDS Service Organizations to Provide Free HIV Testing in Support of National HIV Testing Day

HIV Testing Events Being Held at 175 Walgreens Locations in 54 Cities June 27-29

Thursday, June 13, 2013 - Walgreens, the nation's largest drugstore chain (NYSE: WAG) (Nasdaq: WAG), and Greater Than AIDS, a coalition of public and private sector partners united in response to the domestic AIDS epidemic, are teaming with health departments and local AIDS organizations across the country to provide FREE HIV testing in support of National HIV Testing Day, June 27. Testing locations include nearly 175 Walgreens stores in 54 cities across 22 states. Hundreds of additional Walgreens stores in the participating communities will help publicize the free testing through in-store marketing and other programs. Walgreens will also help promote National HIV Testing Day with special messages on June 27 on its Times Square digital display in New York City, the largest billboard of its kind in the country.

Housing Crisis: Widespread Discrimination; Little Taste for Enforcement

The results of Tuesday's U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development national on the persistence of housing discrimination are unlikely to shock: Racial and ethnic minorities continue to find themselves locked out of many housing opportunities.