March 2014 - AIDS.gov Blog - The Network of Care

Speaking – And Listening – To Teens Through New Media Tools

Editor’s Note: Today we share the sixth story from the new media planning projects supported by AIDS.gov in summer 2013. To read earlier posts in this series, click here: The goal of the Baylor College of Medicine Teen Health Clinic’s website expansion...

Published Tue, Mar 04 2014 6:00 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: New Media, Social Networks, Microgrants

Making Health Care Coverage More Accessible and Equitable For Same-Sex Couples

On March 14, 2014, the Department of Health and Human Services took one more step toward making health care coverage more accessible and equitable for married same-sex couples. Already, thanks to the Affordable Care Act, more than 4.2 million people have...

Published Tue, Mar 18 2014 11:43 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: LGBTQ Health, Affordable Care Act, HIV Policy & Programs

Black Voices: Leveraging Digital Tools to Reach and Engage Black Gay Men

Editor’s note: Venton and Meico are part of our Black Voices blog series, community voices of men dedicated to using new media to amplify the response to HIV among black MSM. Click here more information about the series. More Americans than ever...

Published Thu, Mar 20 2014 2:31 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: New Media, Communities of Color

Join Us for Launch of the Updated Viral Hepatitis Action Plan on Thursday, April 3

Next Thursday, April 3, 2014, we will launch the three-year update (2014-2016) of the Action Plan for the Prevention, Care and Treatment of Viral Hepatitis. The plan provides a framework around which both federal and nonfederal stakeholders from many...

Published Thu, Mar 27 2014 6:33 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: HIV Policy & Programs, Viral Hepatitis

Young Gay Black Men’s Leadership Initiative Gears Up for 2014 Policy & Advocacy Summit

At AIDS.gov we have been fortunate enough to share with you voices from the community of men dedicated to amplifying the response to HIV among Black men who have sex with men (MSM). Our Black Voices blog series brings together young black leaders who...

Published Fri, Mar 28 2014 2:27 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Conferences, HIV Policy & Programs, Black Gay & Bisexual Men

Tú & El Obamacare: A Resource to Help People with HIV Navigate the ACA Now Available in Spanish!

This post was also authored by Caroline Herter Jackson, Senior Program Officer, Health Communications & Media Partnerships, Kaiser Family Foundation; and Jen Kates, PhD, Vice President and Director, Global Health & HIV Policy, Kaiser Family Foundation...

Published Thu, Mar 20 2014 10:33 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Affordable Care Act, HIV Policy & Programs

PrEP Topics Examined at CROI 2014

Among the many issues being discussed by the scientists, providers, and advocates gathered at the 2014 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) in Boston this week is pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV. In a number of clinical...

Published Thu, Mar 06 2014 6:00 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Research, NIH, PrEP, CDC

Scientific Advances on the HIV Care Continuum Presented at CROI

Among the scientific advances highlighted at the 21st Conference of Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) in Boston, Massachusetts this week were a number of new studies addressing the provision of essential care to persons living with HIV...

Published Fri, Mar 07 2014 7:27 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Research, Research Agenda, National HIV/AIDS Strategy, HIV Continuum of Care

NIH’s Dr. Carl Dieffenbach Shares Final Highlights from CROI 2014

As the 2014 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) drew to a close in Boston, Dr. Ron Valdiserri asked National Institutes of Health’s Dr. Carl Dieffenbach to share some final thoughts on highlights of the scientific advances...

Published Fri, Mar 07 2014 8:41 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Research, People Living With HIV, Treatment, HIV Continuum of Care

CMS Invites Comments on Proposed Decision Regarding Coverage of Hepatitis C Screening

This week, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released their proposed decision memo for the National Coverage Analysis (NCA) on Medicare coverage for Hepatitis C virus (HCV) screening in adults. They find that “the evidence is adequate...

Published Fri, Mar 07 2014 10:30 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: CMS, HIV Policy & Programs, Viral Hepatitis

HHS Publishes Rule Requiring Health Plans to Accept 3rd Party Payments from Ryan White

On March 19, 2014, HHS published an interim final rule in the Federal Register that requires issuers of qualified health plans (QHPs), including stand-alone dental plans (SADPs), offered through the ACA’s Health Insurance Marketplaces to accept premium...

Published Fri, Mar 21 2014 9:07 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Ryan White Program, Affordable Care Act, CMS, HIV Policy & Programs

World TB Day

Today, March 24, is World Tuberculosis Day. The annual observance provides the opportunity to raise awareness about TB-related problems and solutions and to support worldwide TB-control efforts. World TB Day also calls us to remember that the global burden...

Published Mon, Mar 24 2014 10:08 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: CDC, HIV Policy & Programs

Women and Technology

Last month, we talked about working with leaders in racial/ethnic minority communities to increase the use of health technology and to encourage technological innovation. On the heels of National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, we wanted to look...

Published Tue, Mar 11 2014 5:07 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Strategy/Planning, New Media

Observing LGBT Health Awareness Week

A statement by HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius LGBT Health Awareness Week is an important time to bring attention to the unique health needs of ***, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) Americans and to highlight the progress we’ve made in our work to...

Published Thu, Mar 27 2014 10:50 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Affordable Care Act, HIV Policy & Programs

How the HIV Community Uses Reddit

With the internet turning 25 last week, we are reminded that it is important to explore the diverse spaces where people can receive and discuss HIV-related information. In our Women and Technology post we mentioned that women use social media more than...

Published Tue, Mar 18 2014 3:36 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: New Media, Social Networks

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