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National nonprofit working to help those living with HIV/AIDS and/or Viral Hepatitis receive access to care and treatment.

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Watch the HIV/HCV Co-Infection Watch promotional video & sign-up to receive timely updates: https://t.co/81VqAr3zBk. #HIV #HCV

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A nurse in eastern Congo developed a fever on April 24. The Ebola strain wasn't detected for three weeks. The surveillance net that would've caught it earlier had been defunded.

The Ituri outbreak is the first real test of what dismantling global health architecture costs.

Read: https://t.co/ZLJySemOcL

#HIV #PEPFAR #GlobalHealth #PublicHealth

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Illinois policymakers and patient advocates gathered to advocate for SB 2814, which would provide $6M+ in critical #HIV funding.

Read more via @ILSenDems >> https://t.co/d8OpzwO7uL

[Texas Pharmacy Assn @TXpharmAssn]

"Independent #pharmacies are closing at a rate of at least one per week—not because patients need fewer medications, not because competitors can provide care less expensively, but because vertically integrated PBMs have discovered they can systematically underpay independent pharmacies while overregulation limits our ability to adapt and expand services," said TPA Independent Pharmacy Academy Chair Crystal McEntire. "The path that we are on is unsustainable."

McEntire was invited to testify today before the Texas Senate Health & Human Services Committee and Chair @LoisKolkhorst as it examined the role of PBMs in health care costs and monitored the implementation of SB 1236, passed last year. #PBMReform #txlege

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The federal Administration's FY 2027 budget proposes to cut $1.5 billion+ in HIV prevention, substance use, housing, and other programs. It is the duty of the federal government to ensure everyone has access to health care, treatment, and preventive services, including #PrEP, along with other safety net and infectious disease programs combatting hepatitis B and C.

Read more via @HIVHep >> https://t.co/vTnB6XnMR7

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Dr. Priya Bansal, an immunology specialist, warns against expanding #340B in Illinois through HB 2371, a misguided policy that will decimate independent practices. For chronic asthma patients, the bill risks timely, lifesaving access to care.

Read more via @thecentersquare >> https://t.co/aA5L6VNY2o

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University of Michigan is suing CVS for pocketing $66 million in revenue that was originally intended to fund hospitals serving underinsured patients.

“The hospitals allege CVS Health used its position as an intermediary between insurance and pharmacy companies, as well the administrator of 340B approvals, to ‘scam’ the system in a ‘secret pricing scheme,’ the complaint reads.”

Read more via @MLive >> https://t.co/QtAzoNg7QY

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The Wall Street Journal editorial board is confirming what we know about #340B: some of the wealthiest hospitals use loopholes to obtain discounts for their own investments and acquisitions instead of directly helping patients.

Read more via @WSJ >> https://t.co/OEmtofHTJG

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Large hospitals are the main drivers of high health costs. @sallypipes discusses how health system consolidation reduced competition and increased hospital prices by 220% since 2000 – far outpacing inflation.

Read more via @NEWSMAX >> https://t.co/jmUV8Wgl5K

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CDC's 2026 update: 83% of people diagnosed with HIV in 2024 were linked to care. Only 56% were retained. 69% reached viral suppression. The populations losing ground are the same ones losing ADAP eligibility, Medicaid coverage, and ACA subsidies. #EndHIVEpidemic #RyanWhite #HIVPolicy https://t.co/St5lY8UjYi

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Lawsuits keep piling up for large corporate pharmacy chains and their #PBMs. The University of Kansas Hospital Authority is suing CVS and Caremark for diverting nearly $62 million in savings that were supposed “to fund the provision of charitable and free medical care to the uninsured and under-insured.”

Read more via @kcur.org >> https://t.co/v3EdiWImxt

[Jen Laws - Policy Candy @PolicyCandy]

The thing about this claim is smaller grantees would never have the legal ability to go after CVS for this behavior.

States considering expansion mandates should instead be looking at fair trade contracts sufficiency - an arm that would be mandated under ACCESS. ->

[Energy and Commerce Committee @HouseCommerce]

One of the biggest themes we heard during our health care affordability series hearing with providers was how independent doctors are being absorbed by massive health systems, ultimately driving up costs for everyone.

As Vice Chair @RepHarshbarger points out, it’s unsustainable.

WATCH ⬇️

[Sally Pipes @sallypipes]

Family health insurance premiums are up more than 320% since 2000. Meanwhile, massive hospital systems are posting healthy margins and buying up competitors. That's not a functioning market.

https://t.co/YQhRHfUmrj

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Expanding the 340B program in Illinois without proper guardrails or transparency will enable large hospital systems by “giving them all these subsidies and money to purchase private practices,” according to @CSROAdvocacy’s Dr. Erin Arnold.

Listen to the full interview here >> https://t.co/SQUDGpR5sO

[Larry Levitt @larry_levitt]

Hospital spending is the biggest driver of health care spending growth, and hospital price increases are a big part of that -- specifically, the hospital prices paid by private insurers, employers, and insured patients.

[WWFHTX @WWFHTX]

Prescription drug prices are driven in part by a system in which middlemen #PBMs sit at the center, controlling which drugs are covered, what pharmacies are paid, and what patients ultimately spend. #PBMReform @TXPharmAssn https://t.co/7902OjatT6

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RFK Jr.'s SSRI initiative isn't just about antidepressants. It's a foothold for revisiting Medicare Part D's Six Protected Classes, the same architecture that guarantees antiretroviral access for people living with HIV. We've seen this playbook before.

Read the full analysis → https://t.co/odraU27jsP

#HIV #MedicarePartD #SixProtectedClasses #HealthPolicy #PLWH #EHE #MAHA

[Kalvin Pugh @kalvin_pugh]

Had a phenomenal time discussing #340b with the #newyork Assembly and fellow advocates seeking to ensure the second largest federal drug pricing program works for New Yorkers.