Letter To The Editor: The Role For Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis In The Fight Against AIDS
KHN periodically shares readers’ comments on recent original stories.
Tiffany West: The Role Of Local Health Departments
The chief of strategic information on HIV/AIDS for the D.C. Department of Health tells Joanne Silberner that innovative tools and strategic spending can cut into DC’s epidemic.
Michael Weinstein: ‘We Have A Long Way To Go’ In The U.S.
The president and co-founder of the AIDS Healthcare Foundation tells Joanne Silberner that it is important to keep public policy focused on proven methods for controlling AIDS.
Phill Wilson: ‘Advances Have Not Benefitted All Populations Equally’
AIDS in 2012: The founder and executive director of the Black AIDS Institute tells Joanne Silberner that the AIDS epidemic can be combated by making policy choices based on science and by ensuring that the health law’s essential benefits package provides for both HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention.
To help balance their budgets, 13 states are cutting Medicaid either by lowering fees paid to medical providers, reducing benefits, or tightening eligibility for the health insurance program for the poor and disabled. Most changes went into effect July 1, though some take effect later this year and some are pending federal approval. Kaiser Health News surveyed the 50 state Medicaid programs:
Lisa Fitzpatrick: Routine Testing For HIV Needed
AIDS In 2012: The medical director of infectious diseases at United Medical Center tells Joanne Silberner that in addition to more frequent testing, more attention needs to be paid to keeping people with HIV under the care of a doctor.
Greg Millett: New HIV Infections Are Down, But ‘Much More’ To Be Done
AIDS In 2012: Senior policy advisor in the Office of National AIDS Policy tells Joanne Silberner the president’s National HIV/AIDS Strategy has improved coordination among federal agencies and that the 2010 health law will improve access to care for those living with HIV/AIDS.
Q&A: Upfront Payment For Medical Procedures
Michelle Andrews answers a consumer question about providers requesting advance payment for medical tests and other services.
House Debates Repeal Of Health Law
Video Excerpts: In advance of Wednesday’s House vote to repeal the health law, Rep. John Dingell offers Republicans his gavel from Medicare passage, and House Majority Leader Eric Cantor denounces “Washington-based care.”
Court Ruling Triggers Tax Debate On Capitol Hill
Jackie Judd talks to KHN’s Mary Agnes Carey about Tuesday’s House Ways and Means Committee session on the individual mandate and congressional taxing authority. They also preview Wednesday’s House vote to repeal the health law.
Q&A: Concierge Care And Choosing A Doctor
Michelle Andrews answers a reader question about doctors who charge extra fees for more personalized care.
Webcast: Your Questions Answered About The Supreme Court Ruling
KHN’s Mary Agnes Carey moderates a panel discussion with KHN’s Marilyn Werber Serafini, Politico’s Jennifer Haberkorn and the L.A. Times’ Noam N. Levey. The reporters field your questions and break down Thursday’s landmark Supreme Court decision on the constitutionality of the health law.
Table: Estimated New Medicaid Enrollees Under The Health Law
Here is an estimate of how many people in each state are expected to gain Medicaid coverage under the health law, if all states move forward.
Stuart Taylor: ‘Most Amazing Supreme Court Theater I’ve Ever Seen’
KHN legal analyst Stuart Taylor talks to Jackie Judd about the source of constitutional authority that the Supreme Court found to uphold the law — and the options states will have for the Medicaid program.
Political Leaders Sound Off On Health Law Decision With Speeches
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, House Speaker John Boehner, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney and President Obama react to Thursday’s Supreme Court decision on the health law with speeches.
What Will The States Do On Medicaid?
The Supreme Court said the federal health law cannot force states to participate in the planned expansion of Medicaid. But since the federal government was paying the bulk of the bill, will states really forego the option?
Court’s Dissenters Argue That ‘Entire Statute Is Inoperative’
Four conservative justices write that the majority “regards its strained statutory interpretation as judicial modesty. It is not.”
Roberts Says Law’s Offer To States On Medicaid ‘Is A Gun To The Head’
The chief justice also says that the court “does not express any opinion on the wisdom of the Affordable Care Act. Under the Constitution, that judgment is re-served to the people.”
Romney: Health Law Bad Policy, No Matter SCOTUS Decision
GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney said after the Supreme Court ruling on the health law Thursday that though the court said the law wasn’t unconstitutional, it didn’t say that the law was good policy either. Romney reiterated his promise to repeal the law if elected.
