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- July 20, 2015
State Recommendations to Include Sexuality Education in Health Care Delivery
Read moreThis brief outlines recommendations that advocates can use to encourage their states to include sexuality education in health care delivery. As discussed within the brief, the medical screening that youth receive has not sufficiently included sexuality education. Sexuality education provided during health care delivery presents the opportunity for personalized…
- February 6, 2015
Earlier Access to Care for Uninsured Women Living with HIV and the ACA
Read moreThe Medicaid program has traditionally served as an important safety-net program for low-income women living with HIV/AIDS; however, the categorical requirements for Medicaid have excluded many individuals from coverage. The Affordable Care Act, through the Medicaid Expansion, presents the opportunity for previously ineligible low-income women living with HIV to…
- January 9, 2015
Letter to HHS Office of Civil Rights on pending HIV discrimination complaint
Read moreThe National Health Law Program and The AIDS Institute (TAI) sent the attached letter to the HHS Office of Civil Rights regarding our pending HIV discrimination complaint against four insurance companies operating in Florida. The complaint was filed last May. In our letter, we urge OCR to take action…
- October 14, 2014
Health Advocate: EPSDT Screening: Including Sexuality Education in Health Education
Read moreUnder Medicaid and some Children's Health Insurance Programs (CHIP), youth are eligible to receive the Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic and Treatment (EPSDT) benefit, which includes coverage for medical screening. Federal law requires each screen to include five required components. One component is age-appropriate health education, which should include…
- July 2, 2014
Sexuality Education in Health Care Delivery for Medicaid and CHIP-Eligible Youth
Read moreThis issue brief discusses the health education component of the EPSDT medical screens required for Medicaid and some CHIP-eligible youth, focusing on sexuality education. As discussed within the brief, the medical screening that youth receive has not sufficiently included sexuality education. This issue brief includes recommendations to ensure that…
- May 28, 2014
NHeLP and The AIDS Institute Complaint to HHS Re HIV/AIDS Discrimination by FL
Read moreComplaint to the Office for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS OCR) requesting that federal officials take action to end discrimination targeting people living with HIV/AIDS.The complaint alleges four Florida insurers (CoventryOne, Cigna, Humana and Preferred Medical) are violating the Affordable Care Act…
