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Following on the heels of the Obama administration's high level of commitment to ending the HIV/AIDS epidemic, this week we consider what the Trump Administration's approach to HIV/AIDS is likely to be. In this issue writer Freddie Allen, senior Washington correspondent for Black Press of America, asks some HIV/AIDS advocates to read the tea leaves.
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This week we continue our series on the Fellows of the African American HIV University with a profile of Quintin Stroud and his work in the Motor City.
We continue to keep our eye on the Republican efforts to "repeal and replace" the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare, by sharing a Kaiser Health News story about the Republicans' efforts to make the law collapse by other means, including by undermining the cost-sharing subsidies and tax credits that make co-payments, annual deductibles and monthly premiums affordable to millions.
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Finally, a group of influential leaders in the AIDS movement have written an editorial about how important it is for the nation to adhere to the National AIDS Strategy.
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Last week, I went participated in a CDC consultation on HIV in the South.
The purpose of the consultation was to get feedback from activists, ASO's, health departments and researchers on how to develop and/or implement High Impact Prevention strategies that address the HIV-related disparities between the South—Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Arkansas, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Florida—and other regions of the country.
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This week we report on new research showing that teens and young adults who were infected with HIV near the time of their birth are at higher risk for serious health problems and death, underscoring how important it is that they receive appropriate care and treatment.