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Save the Date: Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program and Essential Health Benefits Webcast

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) ensures that health plans offered in the individual and small group markets, both inside and outside of the Health Insurance Marketplace, offer a comprehensive package of items and services, known as essential health benefits...

Published Thu, Aug 22 2013 6:00 AM by AIDS.gov blog

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

Care Counts: Women, Families, and the Affordable Care Act Challenge Contest

Editor’s note: For more information about the contest, including rules, updates, and discussions, please visit the Care Counts page at www.carecounts.challenge.gov. About the Challenge Women are often at the center of healthy and resilient families;...

Published Tue, Aug 20 2013 6:00 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: New Media, Affordable Care Act, Women and Girls

New resources available to help consumers navigate the Health Insurance Marketplace

Editor’s Note” Among the Navigator grant recipients are HIV/AIDS service organizations including AIDS Alabama and Utah AIDS Foundation. New resources available to help consumers navigate the Health Insurance Marketplace HHS awards $67 million to Navigators...

Published Fri, Aug 16 2013 9:34 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Affordable Care Act, HIV Policy & Programs

Online Trainings Strengthen HIV Prevention, Testing, and Treatment Efforts

Finding the time and resources to take advantage of in-person trainings can be challenging (if not impossible) for staff at many organizations. “I am continually seeking new and innovative ways to provide valuable information on social media and digital...

Published Tue, Aug 13 2013 1:33 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: New Media, Web/Tech, Web Conferences, Uncategorized

CDC Announces Availability of $130 Million to Support Capacity Building Assistance for High-Impact HIV Prevention

On August 2, 2013 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced the competitive availability of fiscal year (FY) 2014 funds to implement funding opportunity announcement (FOA), PS14-1403: Capacity Building Assistance for High-Impact Prevention...

Published Tue, Aug 13 2013 10:02 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: National HIV/AIDS Strategy, CDC, HIV Policy & Programs

Webinar: PrEP Initiation and Adherence among Black Men who have Sex with Men (BMSM) in Three U.S. Cities

Please join the HIV Prevention Trials Network (HPTN) launch of a Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) study for Black men who have sex with men (BMSM). The new study, HPTN 073, is a demonstration project designed to see if BMSM are willing to use Truvada®...

Published Mon, Aug 12 2013 1:04 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Research, Communities of Color, PrEP

FDA approves first rapid diagnostic test to detect both HIV-1 antigen and HIV-1/2 antibodies

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the first rapid Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) test for the simultaneous detection of HIV-1 p24 antigen as well as antibodies to both HIV-1 and HIV-2 in human serum, plasma, and venous or fingerstick...

Published Thu, Aug 08 2013 2:25 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: FDA, Testing, HIV Policy & Programs

Secretary Sebelius Discusses the Importance of the Affordable Care Act in Responding to HIV/AIDS

In a new video, Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius discusses some of the ways the Affordable Care Act is supporting people at risk for or living with HIV. She has previously observed that the law is “one of the most important pieces...

Published Thu, Aug 08 2013 7:47 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Testing, People Living With HIV, Affordable Care Act, HIV Policy & Programs

AIDS Service Center NYC’s New Media Evolution

Editor’s Note: We invited AIDS Service Center NYC to share how using new media extends the reach of their HIV work. Two staff members shared their unique experiences working with one of the communities most impacted by HIV: young men who have sex with...

Published Tue, Aug 06 2013 1:06 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: New Media, Social Networks

Coming This Month: Health Insurance Marketplace Trainings

Two months from today – on October 1, 2013 the online Health Insurance Marketplace will open in every state and the District of Columbia. No matter what state you live in, you’ll be able to use the Marketplace to apply for coverage, compare your...

Published Thu, Aug 01 2013 5:00 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Affordable Care Act, HIV Policy & Programs

White House Hosts U.S. Observance of World Hepatitis Day

This past Sunday, July 28, was World Hepatitis Day. To mark this global observance in the United States, the White House hosted an event on Friday, July 26, 2013 which brought together more than 200 stakeholders from the domestic and global viral hepatitis...

Published Wed, Jul 31 2013 9:47 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: HIV Policy & Programs, Viral Hepatitis

Engagement in 2013, So Far

We have already passed the halfway point of 2013, and that’s when we have an extensive evaluation of our new media activities during the first six months of the year. We looked back at our most engaging content and wanted to give our readers a glimpse...

Published Tue, Jul 30 2013 1:00 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: New Media, Social Networks

Presidential Proclamation — World Hepatitis Day, 2013

The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release July 25, 2013 Proclamation — World Hepatitis Day, 2013 WORLD HEPATITIS DAY, 2013 - – - – - – - BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION...

Published Sun, Jul 28 2013 7:00 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: HIV Policy & Programs, Viral Hepatitis

World Hepatitis Day Statement

News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 26, 2013 Contact: HHS Press Office (202) 690-6343 World Hepatitis Day Statement by HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and HHS Assistant Secretary for Health Dr. Howard Koh On World Hepatitis Day, we reaffirm...

Published Fri, Jul 26 2013 12:00 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: HIV Policy & Programs, Viral Hepatitis

Giving Voice to the Silent Epidemic of Hepatitis

World Hepatitis Day—observed annually on July 28—is a day to remember the millions around the world, as well as those here in the U.S., who have lost their lives to or are suffering from viral hepatitis. It is also a day to celebrate the progress we have...

Published Fri, Jul 26 2013 11:25 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: HIV Policy & Programs, Viral Hepatitis

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Save the Date: Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program and Essential Health Benefits Webcast

Care Counts: Women, Families, and the Affordable Care Act Challenge Contest

New resources available to help consumers navigate the Health Insurance Marketplace

Online Trainings Strengthen HIV Prevention, Testing, and Treatment Efforts

CDC Announces Availability of $130 Million to Support Capacity Building Assistance for High-Impact HIV Prevention

Webinar: PrEP Initiation and Adherence among Black Men who have Sex with Men (BMSM) in Three U.S. Cities

FDA approves first rapid diagnostic test to detect both HIV-1 antigen and HIV-1/2 antibodies

Secretary Sebelius Discusses the Importance of the Affordable Care Act in Responding to HIV/AIDS

AIDS Service Center NYC’s New Media Evolution

Coming This Month: Health Insurance Marketplace Trainings

White House Hosts U.S. Observance of World Hepatitis Day

Engagement in 2013, So Far

Presidential Proclamation — World Hepatitis Day, 2013

World Hepatitis Day Statement

Giving Voice to the Silent Epidemic of Hepatitis