Are You Ready for 2013
On behalf of the Black AIDS Insititute, I'd like to wish you a Happy New Year. We hope your holiday season was a joyous one.
Save the Dates!
The 2012 African American HIV University Community Mobilization College Class of 2012Graduation & Symposium (AAHU CMC Fellows) will present their community mobilization activities during Symposium on February 15th, 2013. Graduation will take place the next day, on February 16th. Both events are in Los Angeles.
CDC Releases Data on New Cases of HIV
Today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released new data on HIV incidence in the United States from 2007 to 2010. There were an estimated 47,500 new HIV infections in 2010, and incidence remains relatively stable at about 50,000. Data from this report also show two noteworthy trends; first, between 2008 and 2010, new HIV infections among African American women declined 21 percent, giving us cause for cautious optimism. Secondly, however, there was an increase in incidence of 22 percent among young gay and bisexual men aged 13 to 24 years.
Health Care Predictions For A New Year
KHN reporters preview some of the big issues coming this year: The fight over controlling spending and what it means for Medicare; state decisions on health law implementation; and changing how hospitals and doctors are paid.
Counting Health Care Changes In The 'Fiscal Cliff' Deal
KHN's Mary Agnes Carey and Politico Pro's Jennifer Haberkorn detail the deal struck between President Obama and Congress to avert the so-called "fiscal cliff" and what the compromise means for hospitals and doctors who serve Medicare patients.
Read more: Counting Health Care Changes In The 'Fiscal Cliff' Deal