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  • Making HIV Prevention Paramount in the Next Phase of the U.S. Global HIV/AIDS Response: A Report from the CSIS Task Force on HIV/AIDS

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    This report from The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Task Force on HIV/AIDS, in collaboration with the Kaiser Family Foundation, examines the current global HIV prevention response by the United States under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and outlines challenges to opportunities for heightening a focus on HIV prevention in the next phase of the U.S. response. Report (.pdf)

  • Understanding the Impact of New Treatments on HIV Testing: Summary of a Forum

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    Recognizing this as a critical time in the HIV epidemic, the Kaiser Family Foundation convened a meeting on January 28 - 30, 1998 to re-examine HIV testing. Participants from community agencies, advocacy groups, national associations, and all levels of government, as well as researchers and legal experts, were brought together. This document summarizes their discussions on current understanding of and new research on HIV testing, identifying key concerns, and discussions on how to enhance HIV…

  • The Implications of the Most Recent Challenge to the ACA’s Preventive Care Requirement Could Affect Millions

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    A new brief explains the implications of the most recent legal challenge contesting the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) requirement that most private insurance plans cover specific preventive care items and services—such as contraceptive services and supplies, and cancer screenings—at no cost to patients. In Braidwood Management v. Becerra, two Christian-owned businesses and six individuals in Texas have challenged the legality of the preventive care mandates on constitutional grounds. The plaintiffs are also challenging the requirement…

  • Coverage of Contraceptive Services: A Review of Health Insurance Plans in Five States

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    The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires most private plans to provide coverage for women’s preventive health care, including all prescribed FDA-approved contraceptive services, without cost sharing. To better understand how this provision is being implemented by health plans, Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) staff, with the Lewin Group, reviewed the insurance plan coverage policies for 12 prescribed contraceptive methods (excluding oral contraceptives). This report presents information from 20 different insurance carriers in five…

  • Policy Brief: Minority AIDS Initiative

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    The Minority AIDS Initiative (MAI) was created in 1998 by the U.S. government to respond to growing concern about the impact of HIV/AIDS on racial and ethnic minorities. It provides funding to strengthen organizational capacity and expand HIV-related services in minority communities. This new policy brief provides an overview of the MAI, including a discussion of its creation, goals, administration, and funding history, and a summary of current issues and challenges based on interviews with…

  • Prevention Indicators for the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief

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    This report from the The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Task Force on HIV/AIDS Working Committee on Prevention, in collaboration with the Kaiser Family Foundation, provides an overview of the HIV prevention indicators used by the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) in 15 focus countries and compares them to those used by other major international initiatives. The overview is designed to inform policymakers and other experts in an area that…

  • June 2007 Report From The Global HIV Prevention Working Group

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    The Global HIV Prevention Working Group issued its fifth report, Bringing HIV Prevention to Scale: An Urgent Global Priority. The Global HIV Prevention Working Group is an international panel of more than 50 leading public health experts, clinicians, biomedical, and behavioral researchers, advocates and people affected by HIV/AIDS, convened by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Kaiser Family Foundation. This is the fifth report released by the Working Group. News Release Executive Summary…