Tag: Supreme Court
Your Roadmap to the Affordable Care Act and HIV
With the Affordable Care Act (ACA) implementation moving forward and the recent decision by the U.S. Supreme Court, you may need a primer on the impact of health reform on people with HIV. The Kaiser Family Foundation has come to the rescue with a comprehensive resource that fits together the puzzle pieces of HIV health [...]
No rest for HIV advocates – the fight for Medicaid continues!
Back in June, we celebrated a huge win for health care in America. The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care Act, allowing millions of Americans access to affordable care. Hooray! However, the court’s ruling left Medicaid on shaky ground. We’ve gathered some tools to prepare you for the fight to save Medicaid. Now that [...]
Calling all health care advocates! New tool to help shape your state’s Essential Health Benefit plan
Calling all affordable health care advocates! Are you prepared to help decision-makers develop your state’s policies under the new health care law? Now that the Supreme Court has ruled the Affordable Care Act constitutional, the hard work for us really begins. Essential Health Benefit packages are being designed state by state, and we must ensure [...]
Your Medicaid Expansion Questions Answered
Still have questions about what the Supreme Court’s ruling on the Affordable Care Act means for Medicaid and people living with HIV? No worries! Policy analysts are still figuring what this decision means for all of us, and the National Health Law Program has some answers for you! NHeLP’s first Q&A on the Supreme Court’s [...]
AIDS 2012: Today’s Posters on HIV and Health Reform
HIVHealthReform.org’s team of correspondents is wandering the halls of the AIDS 2012 conference in DC, eagerly seeking presentations, posters and other content on the health care reform and HIV/AIDS care (and sniffing out free food). We’re going to share everything we find. We’re starting with a few posters. Although not as beautiful as a Nagel, [...]
Full Speed Ahead! ACA Upheld – See what AIDS orgs are saying
The U.S. Supreme Court delivered the great news that the Affordable Care Act is constitutional. We’ll have more information on what this means for people with HIV on our July 10 webinar. In the meantime, check out a selection of statements from HIV/AIDS organizations and allies about the Supreme Court decision. We’re posting just about [...]
New Talking Points: The impact of the Supreme Court’s decision on people with HIV
Will you be ready when reporters start calling Thursday? They’ll want to know how the Supreme Court’s decision on the Affordable Care Act impacts people with HIV. If you check out these new talking points, you’ll be ready to go. On Thursday, June 28, the U.S. Supreme Court will hand down its decision on whether the [...]
Associated Press: As the Supreme Court Deliberates, Lives Hang in the Balance
As the nation anxiously awaits any sign of the final Supreme Court decision on the Affordable Care Act, the wait seems even longer for millions of low-income, HIV-positive Americans whose lives will be deeply affected by this landmark ruling. The Associated Press recently featured a great story on this issue. The new law, if upheld, [...]