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Tools to help you fight for state Medicaid expansion
If you are working to expand Medicaid for people with low incomes in your state, Community Catalyst has compiled new and updated resources to help. Here you can get campaign planning tools, infographics, and updated Medicaid report cards to name a few resources. Changes in Medicaid eligibility would expand coverage to all individuals under 133% [...]
New Year, New Medicaid!
HB 106 is a new Medicaid opportunity for Illinois that would allow 342,000 low-income adults in Illinois to be newly eligible for Medicaid in 2014. Thousands of those newly eligible Illinoisans will be people living with HIV/AIDS. New Medicaid will make it much easier for people with HIV to get the medical care they need, [...]
Election 2012 Health Reform Central
Looking for additional resources on health care reform, the election, and their implications for people living with HIV and AIDS? Look no further! We have compiled our resources to better meet your election needs. Included are resources about the candidates’ plans for health care, how this election could affect people living with HIV and AIDS, [...]
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 [...]
Pledge to be a part of HIV Legislative Week!
Coming to Washington, D.C. for the International AIDS Conference? Be sure to visit your members of Congress and tell them why and how they must help us reach an AIDS-free generation! Pledge to be a part of HIV Legislative Week July 23-27. With tens of thousands of people in the nation’s capitol for the International [...]
3-23-12 Health Care Reform Anniversary Webinar – Video and Materials
Thank you to the over 350 advocates that joined us for our special health care reform anniversary webinar on March 23, 2012. Our presenters broke down what the Affordable Care Act means for people living with HIV and how advocates can help defend and strengthen health care access in 2012. If you missed last week’s [...]
Medill News spotlights HIVHealthReform.org
The crack team of investigative journalists over at Medill News Service put us under the microscope, and here’s what they have to say about the new site: Local and national HIV advocacy organizations have teamed up to create an all-inclusive website explaining how health reform affects those living with HIV. The website, www.HIVHealthReform.org, highlights how [...]
Toolkit & presentation: What does deficit deduction really mean for people with HIV?
Deficit reduction is a major threat to low-income and vulnerable populations, including people with or at risk for HIV/AIDS. What does this mean for you? Deficit reduction could mean major cuts to programs that are critical to people living with HIV and AIDS including Medicaid and Medicare as well as other programs that support AIDS research, [...]