August 20, 2010
AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) today commended United States Senator Bill Nelson (D, FL) for pressing colleagues in the Senate Democratic Leadership to address a funding crisis wreaking havoc with the lives of thousands of people living with HIV/AIDS who are dependent on the nation’s AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP), a Federal/State program that pays for lifesaving AIDS drugs for low-income Americans.
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August 19, 2010
At the start of 2010, two AHF employees packed their bags and began a cross-country journey with the goal to Test America. 24,000 miles later the tour has returned home having testing 5,250 individuals across the United States.
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August 18, 2010
Following ongoing advocacy campaigns spearheaded by AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) that targeted several of the largest AIDS drug companies over their pricing and rebate policies for the nation’s AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs), the federally funded, state run programs that supply lifesaving AIDS drugs to low-income Americans in need, that the last remaining major AIDS drug company, Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS) today announced an agreement that will provide additional cost savings to cash-strapped ADAPs nationwide.
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August 18, 2010
By: Lyla Katz
The Cal/OSHA standards board held its first subcommittee meeting in response to the AIDS Healthcare Foundation’s petition to amend state health code standard to more specifically address the adult industry and the safety of workers.
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August 18, 2010
By: Julian Pecquet
A leading critic of Democrats' response to the AIDS epidemic is applauding Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) for pressing his colleagues to provide "robust funding" for the nation's AIDS Drug Assistance Program.
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August 16, 2010
By: Madeline Morris
This BBC World News America news clip explores the Obama administration’s retreat on global AIDS. Reporter Madeline Morris travels from a clinic in Kampala, Uganda to the White House to investigate.
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August 12, 2010
While Florida continues to add up to 300 people each month to its waiting list for its AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP), scores of AIDS activists, care providers and patients gathered at a protest and press briefing hosted by AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), Friday, August 13th, outside the Tampa offices of United States Senator Bill Nelson (D, FL).
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August 11, 2010
Following ongoing advocacy campaigns spearheaded by AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) that targeted several of the largest AIDS drug companies over their pricing and rebate policies for the nation’s AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs), the federally funded, state run programs that supply lifesaving AIDS drugs to low-income Americans in need, that the last remaining major AIDS drug company, Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS) today announced an agreement that will provide additional cost savings to cash-strapped ADAPs nationwide.
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August 11, 2010
By: Richard Gary
An ad by the AIDS Healthcare Foundation to promote condom use in porn filmmaking has been rejected by Xbiz.com, one of the nation’s leading porn news and entertainment sites. Its refusal to run the ad has brought the company a swift rebuke from Michael Weinstein, the President of AHF, and created a torrent of controversy in the adult film industry.
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August 9, 2010
By: Shawn Zeller
When President Obama last month unveiled his national strategy for combating HIV and AIDS, he challenged his East Room audience to continue fighting the epidemic even though, for many Americans, it has lost any sense of urgency.
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