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Advancing health equity through community-centered care, addressing disparities in access, and policy solutions for underserved populations.
National Monitoring Report Highlights Disruptions and Opportunities
Monitoring report documents HCV treatment access challenges across ADAP, Medicaid, and VA systems.
Jen Laws
Oct 16, 20223 min read
Assessing Cultural Competency
Provider language shows negative bias toward Black patients at 2.5x rate, undermining care engagement.
Jen Laws
Sep 18, 20223 min read
Overdose Awareness Day Requires Holistic Interventions
Overdose Awareness Day calls for holistic interventions addressing SUD as a health issue, not criminal one.
Jen Laws
Sep 11, 20223 min read
European Commission Approves Once Every 6 Month Supplemental HIV-Treatment
European Commission approves lenacapavir, a novel six-month injectable for treatment-resistant HIV.
Jen Laws
Aug 28, 20223 min read
Despite All Evidence in Support of Harm Reduction, Stigma Drives Public Attitudes
Stigma drives opposition to harm reduction programs like safe consumption sites despite strong evidence.
Jen Laws
Aug 21, 20224 min read
Blame Payers for Only 1:3 Patients Receiving HCV Cure
Only 35% of privately insured and 23% of Medicaid patients initiate HCV treatment due to payer barriers.
Jen Laws
Aug 14, 20223 min read
Assessing Responses to the US Monkeypox Outbreak
US monkeypox response: 31% of cases among Black persons, vaccine distribution equity concerns persist.
Jen Laws
Aug 7, 20226 min read
Institutional Barriers Still Stand in the Way to Equity
Innovative HIV medications available but inaccessible: payer barriers block Cabenuva and Apretude access.
Jen Laws
Jul 31, 20223 min read
Jen's Half Cents: Industry Investment in Advocacy Must Look Beyond the Next Quarter
Sustainable advocacy requires long-term investment beyond quarterly financial commitments.
Jen Laws
Jul 24, 20223 min read
Improving Liver Health for People Who Inject Drugs
Community-based low-barrier HCV treatment for PWID significantly improves liver health outcomes.
Jen Laws
Jul 17, 20223 min read
The Time Has Come to Centralize HIV Services in West Virginia
West Virginia's fragmented HIV services across four entities creates barriers; centralization needed.
Marcus J. Hopkins
Jul 3, 20225 min read
ADAP Advocacy Association Resumes Fireside Chat Retreats
ADAP Advocacy Association Fireside Chats resume with discussions on utilization management and EHE progress.
Jen Laws
Jun 19, 20226 min read
Addressing the Intersection of HIV and Methamphetamine Use
Conference examines HIV and methamphetamine use intersection among MSM and transgender communities.
Jen Laws
Jun 12, 20223 min read
2020 HIV Surveillance Proves Earlier COVID-19 Concerns
2020 CDC HIV surveillance reveals COVID-19's impact on HIV prevention and testing with decreased diagnoses and increased deaths.
Jen Laws
Jun 5, 20224 min read
Pediatric Hepatitis of Unknown Origin: Are Viruses to Blame?
Pediatric hepatitis investigations lack typical viruses but show adenovirus and potential COVID-19 involvement.
Jen Laws
May 15, 20223 min read
Access Issues Remain: Protecting and Providing PrEP
PrEP access remains limited by payer practices like prior authorizations despite ACA coverage requirements.
Jen Laws
May 8, 20224 min read
Jen's Half Cents: Attacks on Abortion and Trans Care are Attacks on Medication Access
Restrictions on abortion and transgender care represent broader attacks on medication access as human right.
Jen Laws
May 1, 20224 min read
Sadly Predictable: STIs & HCV Rates Rising Again
STI and HCV rates rise despite reduced screening, reflecting chronic public health underfunding.
Jen Laws
Apr 24, 20224 min read
DOJ: ADA Protections Offered to People Living with Opioid Use Disorder
DOJ clarifies ADA protections for people with opioid use disorder against discrimination.
Jen Laws
Apr 17, 20223 min read
Treatment Restrictions Hampering Hep C Harm Reduction Efforts
Medicaid sobriety restrictions on HCV treatment contradict harm reduction and elimination goals.
Jen Laws
Mar 27, 20223 min read
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