Monthly Archives: August 2006

Kaiser Family Foundation Covers International AIDS Conference

The Kaiser Family Foundation is offering free coverage of the XVI International Conference on AIDS.  Portions of the conference will be Webcast at no charge.  If you are interested, click here.  You can see the topics that will be Webcase … Continue reading

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AIDS, the Developing World and HIV Testing

On Sunday, there will be a convening of the XVI International AIDS Conference in Toronto.  Because of U.S. restrictive policies on the entry of HIV positive persons into this country, it is no longer held here.  This will be Canada’s … Continue reading

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Weekly Roundup 8-4-06

Ouch!  Was this a hot week or what?  Both literally and figuratively and for a week in August – quite hot.  The week ended, however, with the House and the Senate adjourning and getting out of town for their summer … Continue reading

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Kaiser Report on HIV/AIDS and Medicare Part D

Relating to today’s earlier post on Ryan White reauthorization, another source of support for people with HIV has been Medicare.  Today the Kaiser Family Foundation released a report on Medicare Part D and how people with HIV are faring under … Continue reading

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Ryan White Reauthorization

The Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Recourses Emergency (CARE) Act is the backbone of HIV treatment and support in the United States.  In existence since 1990, the CARE Act is a block grant to states  by the federal government that subsidizes … Continue reading

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