Key Issues
Mission Statement: to promote quality and affordable healthcare for people living with or at risk of HIV, hepatitis, and other serious and chronic health conditions.
HIV
Promote necessary funding, programs, and policies to end the HIV epidemic in the United States
Funding
Ensure there is necessary federal funding for domestic HIV programs including Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program, CDC HIV Prevention (including School and Adolescent Health), NIH AIDS Research, Housing Opportunities for People with AIDS (HOPWA), Minority AIDS Initiative, sexual education and other programs included in the Ending the HIV Epidemic initiative such as Community Health Centers and the Indian Health Service.
Programs and Policies
Ensure that federal HIV programs and policies support the needs of people living with and at risk of HIV and are administered and delivered free of discrimination and stigma, fully engage relevant communities, and meet the needs of state and local communities, and allow them to best meet the goals of ending the HIV initiative, including increased HIV prevention, HIV screening, and linkage to care and treatment in order to achieve sustainable viral suppression. Ensure that funding is distributed equitably and used efficiently in order to maximally impact positive health outcomes.
Viral Hepatitis
Promote necessary funding, programs, and policies to end viral hepatitis in the United States
Funding
Ensure there is necessary federal funding for domestic viral hepatitis programs including CDC Hepatitis Prevention and others necessary to end hepatitis B and C in the United States, including those related to infectious diseases associated with the opioid epidemic.
Programs and Policies
Ensure that federal viral hepatitis programs and policies support the needs of people living with and at risk of hepatitis and are administered and delivered free of discrimination and stigma, fully engage relevant communities and meet the needs of state and local communities, and allow them to best meet the goals of ending hepatitis by increased hepatitis prevention, hepatitis screening, and linkage to care and treatment, including curative treatments. Ensure that funding is distributed equitably and used efficiently in order to maximally impact positive health outcomes.
Healthcare Access
Promote programs and policies that provide healthcare to people with HIV, hepatitis, and other serious and chronic conditions
Programs
Ensure that people with and at risk of HIV, hepatitis, and other serious and chronic health conditions have access to comprehensive, quality, and affordable healthcare that includes preventive services, including private insurance, Medicaid, Medicare, and other forms of health coverage.
Policies
Ensure that healthcare programs are patient-focused so that people can receive the quality care and treatment prescribed by their provider at a cost they can afford.
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Facebook posts by @HIV+Hep
Insurer Agrees to Add HIV Drugs After Discrimination Complaint Filed: bit.ly/3OXwV7p
Speaking to #PACHA, the HIV and Hepatitis Policy Institute’s Tom McDaniels called on to strictly enforce #ACA’s nondiscrimination regs, update tools to ensure #HIV treatment guidelines are followed, & ensure HIV #Rx aren’t tiered adversely: bit.ly/4isCKr3
HIV/AIDS advocates fret about potential cuts under GOP trifecta:
HIV/AIDS advocates fret about potential cuts under GOP trifecta
www.ebar.com
Elections have consequences, and HIV/AIDS advocates are worried about potential cuts as Republicans take over both houses of Congress and the presidency in January.
Health advocates say private insurance companies in Minnesota are discriminating against HIV patients:
www.kttc.com
In Minnesota for 2025, private insurance companies have put most HIV medicine on the highest tier.
We obviously need better govt enforcement over #Insurers:
HIV prevention pills should be free, but insurers are still charging
www.washingtonpost.com
Insurance companies have to pay for PrEP under federal rules, but some skirt the requirement for free access to the treatment critical to preventing HIV.