Repeats every month on the fourth Monday until Sun Dec 30 2012 except Mon Dec 26 2011, Mon May 28 2012, Mon Dec 24 2012. Also includes Tue May 29 2012.
Repeats every month on the second Monday until Wed Dec 26 2012 except Mon Oct 08 2012, Mon Nov 12 2012. Also includes Tue Oct 09 2012, Tue Nov 13 2012.
The AIDS Institute signed on with 176 national organizations to encourage the Super Committee to deny any potential cuts to Medicaid in a newspaper ad which ran in several state capitals on October 31st and November 1st.
Open enrollment for the Medicare Part D drug program begins and closes earlier this year - October 15th and December 7th. In order to help you and your clients during this process, The AIDS Institute thought you would be interested in this document that contains a number of Q&A’s about the process. It was prepared by MAPRx, an organization dedicated to assisting patient groups with the Me
We urge the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, or “supercommittee,” to protect the Part D program as you examine ways to reduce federal spending.
Federal spending on AIDS prevention and treatment has not specifically been targeted as part of deficit reduction efforts, but advocates warn that if Medicaid is cut as part of any agreement, progress in battling the epidemic would be undermined.
The Obama administration, in a brief filed with the Supreme Court, says Medicaid providers and beneficiaries do not have the legal authority to challenge cuts to Medicaid payment rates set by states, even if they assert the rates violate the federal Medicaid statute by compromising beneficiary access.