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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.

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...

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.

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

Payer denial of PrEP disproportionately fails Black women and marginalized communities.

HIV-MPV co-infection rates between 28-51% indicate need for targeted interventions and provider education.

State-level MPV surveillance: Black Americans overrepresented in Southern states amid reporting gaps.

Provider language shows negative bias toward Black patients at 2.5x rate, undermining care engagement.

US monkeypox response: 31% of cases among Black persons, vaccine distribution equity concerns persist.

2020 CDC HIV surveillance reveals COVID-19's impact on HIV prevention and testing with decreased diagnoses and increased deaths.

STI and HCV rates rise despite reduced screening, reflecting chronic public health underfunding.

Medication abandonment disproportionately affects Black patients; PrEP users 41% more likely to abandon.

31,000 Veterans with HIV face unique barriers including comorbidities and HCV rates 3x the general population.

Stagnant CMS reimbursement rates since 2016 threaten addiction treatment provider closures and service access.

Housing instability increases HIV/HCV acquisition by 55-65%; housing investments outpace health interventions.