Men Who Have Sex with Men

Full Report Vaccination Response to an Ongoing Meningitis Outbreak: Uptake and Attitudes among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Los Angeles, CA March 13, 2017 Despite a year-long outbreak of invasive meningococcal disease in Southern California primarily affecting gay and bisexual men, less than 27% of men who have sex with men (MSM) in […]

Meeting Proceedings Community Input Meeting Synthesis: Strategic Priorities for 2017 January 10, 2017 Following the Community Input Meetings in San Francisco and Los Angeles in October and November of 2017, the Executive Committee of the policy centers—consisting of investigators from the academic and community partners at both centers, as well as CHRP project officers—met to […]

Full Report PrEP Cost Analysis for Covered California Health Plans January 9, 2017 PrEP is a highly effective medication for preventing HIV. Those interested in PrEP and enrolling in a Covered California health plan should carefully weigh the costs of a Truvada® prescription, copays for regular doctors’ visits and laboratory tests, and monthly premiums. With […]

Full Report Prep Cost Analysis for Covered California Health Plans (Spanish) January 9, 2017 PrEP is a highly effective medication for preventing HIV. Those interested in PrEP and enrolling in a Covered California health plan should carefully weigh the costs of a Truvada® prescription, copays for regular doctors’ visits and laboratory tests, and monthly premiums. […]

Full Report Addressing PrEP Disparities Among Young Gay and Bisexual Men in California January 8, 2017 Young gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (YMSM), particularly black and Latino YMSM, are at highest risk for HIV in California and across the United States. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that […]

Manuscript Initial Health Assessments and HIV Screening Under the Affordable Care Act January 6, 2017 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 156,300 (95% CI 144,100–165,900) Americans living with HIV in 2012 were unaware of their infection. To increase knowledge of HIV status, CDC guidelines seek to make HIV screening a routine […]

Manuscript Identifying a Sample of HIV-Positive Beneficiaries From Medicaid Claims Data and Estimating Their Treatment Costs January 5, 2017 We sought to identify people living with HIV/AIDS from Medicare and Medicaid claims data to estimate Medicaid costs for treating HIV/AIDS in California. We also examined how alternate methods of identifying the relevant sample affect estimates […]

Fact Sheet TasP, PEP, and PrEP: New Hope in the Fight Against HIV/AIDS January 4, 2017 The HIV/AIDS community is currently talking about “ending the AIDS epidemic” or “achieving an AIDS-free generation.” This conversation–optimistic, speculative, and sometimes controversial–focuses on three evidence-based HIV prevention interventions: Treatment as Prevention (TasP), Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP), and Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP). […]

Full Report Examining California’s Office of AIDS Health Insurance Premium Payment Program December 31, 2015 In 2011, the California State Office of AIDS (OA) launched the Office of AIDS Health Insurance Premium Payment Program (OA-HIPP) to assist HIV-positive Californians in establishing and maintaining health insurance by subsidizing their monthly health insurance premium payments. The OA […]

Manuscript Identifying Challenges and Defining Strategies for Providers and Policymakers Implementing the Affordable Care Act in Low-Income HIV/AIDS Care and Treatment Setting March 1, 2014 In preparation for full Affordable Care Act implementation, California has instituted two healthcare initiatives that provide comprehensive coverage for previously uninsured or underinsured individuals. For many people living with HIV, […]