HIV+Hep in the News

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Senate OK’s defense bill without anti-LGBTQ+ provisions, setting up fight with House

by | Jul 28, 2023

“We sincerely thank Senate Labor HHS Appropriations Subcommittee Chair Tammy Baldwin and Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito and their colleagues for demonstrating their continued commitment to ending HIV in the United States. While working within the confines of an extremely restrictive budget agreement, they still were able to craft a spending bill that prioritizes the domestic response to HIV,” Carl Schmid, executive director of the HIV+Hepatitis Policy Institute, said in a press release. “However, given that the House version of the bill includes sizable funding cuts, program eliminations and divisive policy riders, we realize passage of this spending bill is far from reality. House Republicans must come to the table and support bills, such as this one, that can pass the Congress and be signed by the president.”

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LGBTQ Agenda: GOP subcommittee proposes cutting all Ending the HIV Epidemic funding

by | Jul 25, 2023

“While we appreciate the sustained funding for many domestic HIV and hepatitis programs, we are devastated by the proposal to virtually eliminate the Ending the HIV Epidemic initiative,” Carl Schmid, the executive director of the HIV+Hepatitis Policy Institute, stated in a release. “We were on a trajectory to end HIV by ensuring all people have access to care and treatment, and prevent new infections through increasing access to PrEP, but now all those efforts will be lost. This bill cannot stand as is,” he stated.

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New funding budget cuts HIV programs

by | Jul 14, 2023

“These spending cuts, along with the bill’s policy riders, including those that allow discrimination against LGBT individuals, can never become law,” Schmid said. “Furthermore, policy riders that focus on eliminating sexual and reproductive health care and initiatives that promote racial equity and support for under-served communities will reverse our efforts to address HIV. We look forward to working with the entire Congress, including the U.S. Senate, on a spending bill that continues efforts to end HIV and hepatitis that can pass and become law.”

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CMS wants Medicare to cover PrEP without cost-sharing

by | Jul 14, 2023

“Today’s announcement marks a huge step in ensuring Medicare beneficiaries who want to protect themselves against HIV by using either daily oral or long-acting PrEP can do so without cost-sharing. As people are living longer and remain sexually active, it is important that anyone who has a reason to be on PrEP can access it,” Carl Schmid, executive director of the HIV+Hepatitis Policy Institute, said in a statement shared with Becker’s.

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