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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. For people living with HIV, that research is the foundation of Ending the HIV Epidemic. The comment period closes July 13.

On April 24, 2026, a nurse in Ituri Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) developed a fever. She died three days later. Her samples were tested locally and returned negative, because...

On May 4, 2026, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. closed a daylong Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Institute summit on mental health and overmedicalization by announcing a federal initiative...

States are rationing HIV medications through prior auth and formulary cuts to solve ADAP budget crises — a strategy that costs more, drives resistance, and concentrates harm on the most vulnerable.

Rising employer premiums averaging 9.5% erode wages, forcing workers to delay care.

CROI 2026 showcased breakthroughs alongside funding crisis disrupting global and domestic HIV services.

ADAPs achieve 87% viral suppression but face funding crisis as multiple policies erode 340B rebates.

Break Up Big Medicine Act would force structural separation of insurers, PBMs, and pharmacies.

Administration expands OUD medication access while defunding SAMHSA and restricting harm reduction.

Florida ADAP cuts eligibility from 400% to 130% FPL, threatening 16,000 PLWHA.

340B program drifted from patient benefit; federal reform needed for transparency and accountability.

CANN marks 30th anniversary with expanded partnerships and cross-condition advocacy evolution.

Government shutdown disrupts grant payments to community health centers and crisis service providers, threatening vulnerable population access.

Healthcare policy equality forms the foundation for LGBTQ+ liberation and health equity in prevention and treatment access.

Caregiving infrastructure supports health equity and healthcare outcomes, requiring policy investment in caregiving infrastructure.

Historical redlining policies correlate with current geographic disparities in HIV treatment access and care quality.

Federal spending cuts disproportionately impact vulnerable populations relying on safety-net programs and community health services.

Deteriorating public health surveillance capacity creates blind spots for emerging disease threats and health disparities.

Elimination of health equity research funding undermines evidence base for addressing healthcare disparities and structural inequalities.

Elimination of surveillance funding creates blind spots in disease tracking and health equity measurement.