Category: HIVHealthReform.org Blog
Social Work & HIV Conference: Slides from ACA & Ryan White presentation
It’s chilly and grey today in Chicago, so what better place to be than the HIV & Social Work conference! Download the slides from John Peller’s presentation here.
It’s time to tell the masses: Health care reform is almost here!
Twenty-five million uninsured Americans are likely to gain coverage under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2014, but substantial lack of knowledge about the law will certainly present a challenge. It’s time to kick educational efforts into high gear, and humor always helps. Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum produced this great video, Open [...]
CMS & HRSA Issue Joint Letter on HIV/AIDS Coordination
Two great tastes that taste great together?! That’s what happens when federal agencies coordinate! On May 1, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and Health Resources Services Administration (HRSA) released an informational bulletin on coordination between Medicaid and the Ryan White HIV/AIDS programs. The bulletin provides a background on the Ryan White program, including [...]
Webinar Video, Slides & Handouts – HIV Medical Clinics & Health Reform Webinar: Preparing for 2014
HIV Medical Clinics and Health Reform – Preparing for 2014 from HIVHealthReform.org on Vimeo. Did you miss the webinar, HIV Medical Clinics and Health Reform-Preparing for 2014? It’s not too late. You can now see the video. WATCH THE FULL WEBINAR HERE =>DOWNLOAD THE WEBINAR SLIDES HERE (PDF) Resources mentioned during the webinar HIVMA fact [...]
Download and customize: Health Reform Q & A for Ryan White Program Clients
Don’t ya love it when someone else does all the hard work? Fill in the blanks and VAVOOM! A ready-to-use FAQ for clients. Well, look what magically appeared, thanks to the great folks in San Francisco… A customizable frequently asked questions document about the Affordable Care Act designed for Ryan White Program clients. Download this [...]
Planning for implementation – what should you think about?
More resources from California! The San Francisco HIV Health Care Reform Task Force created a five-page implementation guide for local organizations as they prepare for health care reform. Here’s the task force’s description of the document: Medical and non-medical providers of HIV services play a crucial role in supporting San Franciscans living with HIV as [...]
New Health Insurance Options: What will be Available for You?
The Ryan White Program, Medicaid, and health insurance marketplaces: How will all of these programs work after health reforms take effect? With all of these changes and the different ways that states are planning to implement reforms, what will be available for people living with HIV? Our friends at HIVMA have produced another great fact [...]
Moving Forward: New Standards for Culturally Appropriate Health Care
In a move to address health disparities and promote culturally informed health care services, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS). In CLAS, the Office of Minority Health specifically outlines culturally appropriate standards for working with individuals who identify as LGBT. This is an [...]
April Edition of Health Reform Watch
By Amy Killelea, Senior Manager, Health Care Access, National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors. (Cross-posted from NASTAD’s Health Reform Watch.) The April edition of NASTAD’s Health Reform Watch is available here. As we move into the spring, federal and state health reform implementation activities have continued at a rapid pace. Federal guidance and [...]
New ACA Resources for Ryan White Program Providers
Are you an HIV advocate or service provider? Do you have some unanswered questions about the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the future of the Ryan White Program? The elves at Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) have been working away, and have released several new education guides and policy clarifications: TARGET Center has learning [...]