Inflation Reduction Act Estimated to Yield Billions in Drug Savings
Ceiling prices for negotiation would have reduced Medicare prescription drug spending by ~5 percent if implemented from 2018 to 2020
FDA Could Ease Blood Donation Rules for Gay Men
Draft recommendations around the new policy center on 'individual risk-based questions to reduce the risk of transfusion-transmitted HIV'
Record 16.5 Million Americans Have Signed Up for Affordable Care Act
Record number of Americans enrolled in 2022, as U.S. health officials targeted hard-to-reach communities with outreach efforts
Another Significant HIV Vaccine Trial Fails
A second HIV vaccine trial has been halted after it failed to lower the risk for infection among high-risk people
Pandemic Funding Saved More Americans From Medical Debt
Researchers suggest that federal pandemic relief programs may have helped patients make a dent in their medical bills
Women Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence More Likely to Contract HIV
Furthermore, intimate partner violence tied to lower likelihood of achieving viral suppression among HIV-positive women
Cognitive Behavioral Intervention Ups ART Adherence in Adolescents, Young Adults
Improvement in self-reported antiretroviral therapy adherence and decrease in viral load seen with intervention
PCP-Specialist Cotraining Improves Patient Experiences
Adjusted composite patient rating of specialist care higher in association with cotraining of PCPs and specialists
Women With Employer Insurance More Likely to Report Unaffordability of Care
Highest reported unaffordability seen for dental care, followed by prescription drugs, medical care, mental health care
FDA Approves Sunlenca for Treatment-Resistant HIV
Sunlenca is the first capsid inhibitor approved for HIV