Year: 2015-2019

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 …

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Identifying a Sample of HIV-Positive Beneficiaries From Medicaid Claims Data and Estimating Their Treatment Costs

January 5, 2017

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). …

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TasP, PEP, and PrEP: New Hope in the Fight Against HIV/AIDS

January 4, 2017

Fact Sheet Covered California Frequently Asked Questions For People Living with HIV and Hepatitis C and People Considering PrEP January 1, 2017 Covered California is the state’s health insurance marketplace where qualified residents of California can purchase affordable health insurance. Given recent events in Washington DC, you may have questions about how actions taken by …

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Covered California Frequently Asked Questions For People Living with HIV and Hepatitis C and People Considering PrEP

January 1, 2017

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 …

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Examining California’s Office of AIDS Health Insurance Premium Payment Program

December 31, 2015

Policy Brief How Can California Overcome Barriers to Expanding CARE/HIPP Enrollment? February 1, 2011 The Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency/Health Insurance Premium Payment Program (CARE/HIPP) subsidizes private insurance premiums for low income persons living with HIV (PLWH) who are disabled and unable to work. Many of these PLWH would otherwise be eligible to receive medication through …

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How Can California Overcome Barriers to Expanding CARE/HIPP Enrollment?

February 1, 2011