<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Community Access National Network]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Community Access National Network (CANN) is a healthcare access policy institute advancing affordability and equity for vulnerable populations.]]></description><link>https://www.tiicann.org/blogs</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 08:33:00 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.tiicann.org/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Political Veto: How OMB's Grant Rule Puts EHE at Risk]]></title><description><![CDATA[A proposed OMB rule would let political appointees veto or cancel federal research grants, dismantling the peer-review system and targeting the disparate-impact analysis that maps where HIV concentrates and why. 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Her samples were tested locally and returned negative, because...]]></description><link>https://www.tiicann.org/blog/ebola-tb-and-the-cost-of-walking-away-from-global-health</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a1a178a69f69d4475b02aa4</guid><category><![CDATA[Health Equity & Community Care]]></category><category><![CDATA[HIV/AIDS Policy]]></category><category><![CDATA[Policy Analysis]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 12:00:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0b4d9a_393a673d5fe34eb7b12446cf289e283b~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Travis Roppolo</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Last Clean Snapshot: What the CDC's 2024 HIV Data Tells Us About What Comes Next]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released its National HIV Prevention and Care Objectives: 2026 Update on May 18, 2026, presenting the most recent national picture of the U.S. HIV...]]></description><link>https://www.tiicann.org/blog/the-last-clean-snapshot-what-the-cdc-s-2024-hiv-data-tells-us-about-what-comes-next</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a1a1786145da5e3830a8a6f</guid><category><![CDATA[Health Equity & Community Care]]></category><category><![CDATA[HIV/AIDS Policy]]></category><category><![CDATA[Treatment Access]]></category><category><![CDATA[Substance Use & Harm Reduction]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 12:00:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0b4d9a_5332d1364c4b4b4bbdc657f3b222a899~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_675,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Travis Roppolo</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[When the Target Is SSRIs, the Risk Is the Six Protected Classes]]></title><description><![CDATA[On May 4, 2026, Health Secretary Robert F. 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I thought it meant learning how to explain my pain better, how to prepare for another referral visit, how to justify why I...]]></description><link>https://www.tiicann.org/blog/the-recipe-for-change-from-surviving-appointments-to-changing-policy</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a1a177969f69d4475b02a7c</guid><category><![CDATA[Policy Analysis]]></category><category><![CDATA[Healthcare Access & Affordability]]></category><category><![CDATA[Treatment Access]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 15:04:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0b4d9a_5b333cb3915c4a84a193507d1d9f6558~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Chelsea BreeAnn Hardesty</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Building Stronger Communities, Together: Reflections from Our Patient Affordability Roundtable]]></title><description><![CDATA[Editor's Note: This article was originally published on April 10, 2026, by Lupus Colorado and is republished here with permission. The Patient Affordability Roundtable discussed in this piece was...]]></description><link>https://www.tiicann.org/blog/building-stronger-communities-together-reflections-from-our-patient-affordability-roundtable</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a1a1774145da5e3830a8a3c</guid><category><![CDATA[Health Equity & Community Care]]></category><category><![CDATA[Healthcare Access & Affordability]]></category><category><![CDATA[Policy Analysis]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 12:05:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0b4d9a_450ef9ac19154c3584039568641296a0~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kristy Kibler</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Story of Us: How Celebrity Voices Have Shaped HIV Advocacy for Four Decades]]></title><description><![CDATA[On April 1, Taylor Swift dropped a surprise music video for her song "Elizabeth Taylor," directing streaming royalties to the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation (ETAF). Two weeks earlier, on March 18,...]]></description><link>https://www.tiicann.org/blog/the-story-of-us-how-celebrity-voices-have-shaped-hiv-advocacy-for-four-decades</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a1a176e145da5e3830a8a2f</guid><category><![CDATA[Health Equity & Community Care]]></category><category><![CDATA[HIV/AIDS Policy]]></category><category><![CDATA[Policy Analysis]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 12:00:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0b4d9a_04ff1c26c3d145528dc3131839b9b351~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_944,h_530,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Travis Roppolo</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[When Public Health Becomes Profit over Patients]]></title><description><![CDATA[Public health programs like 340B are designed with a clear and urgent purpose: to improve community health, expand access to care, and protect the most vulnerable among us. Whether it’s ensuring...]]></description><link>https://www.tiicann.org/blog/when-public-health-becomes-profit-over-patients</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a1a176acd05d69352d2782d</guid><category><![CDATA[Healthcare Access & Affordability]]></category><category><![CDATA[340B Drug Pricing Program]]></category><category><![CDATA[Policy Analysis]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 15:39:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0b4d9a_f216e4b7e11742c784380846ea3b9db9~mv2.webp/v1/fit/w_1000,h_675,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kalvin Pugh</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A New Single-Tablet Option for HIV's "Forgotten Population" Could Change Lives. Will Policy Let It?]]></title><description><![CDATA[New Phase 3 data show a single-tablet regimen of bictegravir/lenacapavir could finally bring one-pill simplicity to long-term HIV survivors locked into complex regimens by decades of drug resistance. The science is closing the treatment gap. 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The Infrastructure Is Not.]]></title><description><![CDATA[CROI 2026 showcased breakthroughs alongside funding crisis disrupting global and domestic HIV services.]]></description><link>https://www.tiicann.org/blog/croi-2026-the-tools-are-here-the-infrastructure-is-not</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69bd8300401a0b244dffa5ac</guid><category><![CDATA[Health Equity & Community Care]]></category><category><![CDATA[HIV/AIDS Policy]]></category><category><![CDATA[Policy Analysis]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0b4d9a_9e8cff2985684184b3902434c87b2d4c~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_650,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Travis Roppolo</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[ADAPs Work. Federal Policy Is Defunding Them on Accident.]]></title><description><![CDATA[ADAPs achieve 87% viral suppression but face funding crisis as multiple policies erode 340B rebates.]]></description><link>https://www.tiicann.org/blog/adaps-work-federal-policy-is-defunding-them-on-accident</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69bd8302cf14a7a450c95e6d</guid><category><![CDATA[Health Equity & Community Care]]></category><category><![CDATA[HIV/AIDS Policy]]></category><category><![CDATA[Policy Analysis]]></category><category><![CDATA[340B Drug Pricing Program]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0b4d9a_b1c5039975c942dbad2e3ae64461267b~mv2.webp/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Travis Roppolo</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warren and Hawley Want to Break Up Big Medicine]]></title><description><![CDATA[Break Up Big Medicine Act would force structural separation of insurers, PBMs, and pharmacies.]]></description><link>https://www.tiicann.org/blog/warren-and-hawley-want-to-break-up-big-medicine</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69bd8304bd46da1f6b2732e9</guid><category><![CDATA[Healthcare Access & Affordability]]></category><category><![CDATA[Health System Consolidation]]></category><category><![CDATA[Policy Analysis]]></category><category><![CDATA[PBM Reform & Drug Pricing]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0b4d9a_fe2616c3375144d18b74f07e51b966f7~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_639,h_426,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Travis Roppolo</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Third Wave of Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Adds More Potential Peril]]></title><description><![CDATA[Medicare drug negotiation's third wave includes Biktarvy, raising HIV treatment access concerns.]]></description><link>https://www.tiicann.org/blog/third-wave-of-medicare-drug-price-negotiation-adds-more-potential-peril</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69bd8306bd46da1f6b2732f0</guid><category><![CDATA[Healthcare Access & Affordability]]></category><category><![CDATA[PBM Reform & Drug Pricing]]></category><category><![CDATA[Policy Analysis]]></category><category><![CDATA[HIV/AIDS Policy]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0b4d9a_0229449419dc4929a787fe909cf6da7c~mv2.webp/v1/fit/w_1000,h_900,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ranier Simons</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Great American Recovery Needs More Than a Slogan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Administration expands OUD medication access while defunding SAMHSA and restricting harm reduction.]]></description><link>https://www.tiicann.org/blog/the-great-american-recovery-needs-more-than-a-slogan</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69bd83099b4f1678f0816079</guid><category><![CDATA[Health Equity & Community Care]]></category><category><![CDATA[Substance Use & Harm Reduction]]></category><category><![CDATA[Policy Analysis]]></category><category><![CDATA[Viral Hepatitis Policy]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0b4d9a_6b94e45695324c7ea9352aa17abad209~mv2.webp/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Travis Roppolo</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Congress Rejects HIV Cuts, But Flat Funding Won't End the Epidemic]]></title><description><![CDATA[FY2026 preserves HIV funding but level funding can't support long-acting therapeutics or growing needs.]]></description><link>https://www.tiicann.org/blog/congress-rejects-hiv-cuts-but-flat-funding-won-t-end-the-epidemic</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69bd830bcf14a7a450c95e95</guid><category><![CDATA[Health Equity & Community Care]]></category><category><![CDATA[HIV/AIDS Policy]]></category><category><![CDATA[Policy Analysis]]></category><category><![CDATA[Substance Use & Harm Reduction]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0b4d9a_92862248de6c4f5db26a9c22b57a2d92~mv2.webp/v1/fit/w_1000,h_667,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Travis Roppolo</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>