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Editor's Note: The deadline for open enrollment for health coverage is March 31st! With the deadline in less than a month, we are reminded of this important message from Magic Johnson. For more information on how to enroll be sure to visit healthcare.gov.

Why the HIV/AIDS Epidemic Among Women and Girls Is an Economic Issue

This is the 9th year that we have commemorated National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. This year the theme is "Share Knowledge. Take Action".

60,000 With HIV Left Uninsured In States Not Expanding Medicaid

The Affordable Care Act is generally a win for people living with HIV and AIDS, about 30 percent of whom are uninsured. It offers new health insurance options — both private and public — to a group that had been largely locked out of the individual insurance market because of rules about preexisting conditions. In 2010, just 17 percent of people with HIV and AIDS have private insurance, compared to 65 percent of the general U.S. population. Many others are low-income and childless, making them ineligible for Medicaid in most states.

HBCU Students Using Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram for NBHAAD Student

Student organizations have worked throughout the years to promote community awareness and activism of social issues. In honor of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD) and Black History Month, our Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), fraternities, and sororities are using new media to promote HIV/AIDS awareness.

HIV-Related Stigma Remains a Significant Obstacle to Treatment and Prevention

Newly released data show that stronger efforts are needed to ensure that HIV-positive African Americans receive the high-quality care and treatment they deserve. African Americans account for about half of the estimated 1.1 million PLWHA in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). But only 75 percent of HIV-positive Blacks were linked to care in 2010, according to a new analysis in CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.