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A New Single-Tablet Option for HIV's "Forgotten Population" Could Change Lives. Will Policy Let It?
New Phase 3 data show a single-tablet regimen of bictegravir/lenacapavir could finally bring one-pill simplicity to long-term HIV survivors locked into complex regimens by decades of drug resistance. The science is closing the treatment gap. Will our policy systems do the same?

Travis Roppolo
Mar 309 min read


The False Economy of Rationing Life
States are rationing HIV medications through prior auth and formulary cuts to solve ADAP budget crises — a strategy that costs more, drives resistance, and concentrates harm on the most vulnerable.

Travis Roppolo
Mar 235 min read


The Quiet Pay Cut: Rising Health Insurance Costs Are Eroding Worker Compensation
Rising employer premiums averaging 9.5% erode wages, forcing workers to delay care.

Travis Roppolo
Mar 157 min read


HIV/HCV Co-Infection Watch Q1: January 2026
Q1 2026 Watch: HCV/HIV co-infection treatment access under evolving federal and state policies.

Ranier Simons
Jan 2830 min read


ACA Subsidies in Limbo: What the Senate Framework Means for Patients
Enhanced ACA subsidies expired Jan 1; Senate framework proposes two-year extension with restrictions.

Travis Roppolo
Jan 116 min read


The Only Thing That Stays The Same… Welcome to 2026
CANN marks 30th anniversary with expanded partnerships and cross-condition advocacy evolution.

Jen Laws
Jan 44 min read


HIV/HCV Co-Infection Watch Q4: October 2025
Q4 2025 Watch monitoring HCV treatment access and federal initiatives including Cure Hepatitis C Act.

Ranier Simons
Oct 29, 202530 min read
Clade I Mpox Emerges as Public Health Capacity Collapses
Clade I mpox emergence reveals structural collapse in U.S. disease surveillance and public health response infrastructure.

Travis Roppolo
Oct 26, 20256 min read
The Debt We Owe - How Miss Major Griffin-Gracy Showed Us What Solidarity Means
Miss Major Griffin-Gracy's legacy demonstrates solidarity's power in building healthcare justice and community leadership.

Travis Roppolo
Oct 19, 20256 min read
Collateral Damage - How Shutdown Politics Abandons Survivors at the Margins
Government shutdown disrupts grant payments to community health centers and crisis service providers, threatening vulnerable population access.

Travis Roppolo
Oct 12, 20256 min read
The CDC's Ideological Takeover
RFK Jr's dismantling of CDC scientific leadership replaces expertise with anti-vaccine ideology and predetermined policy conclusions.

Travis Roppolo
Sep 7, 20256 min read


HIV/HCV Co-Infection Watch Q3: July 2025
Q3 2025 Watch: critical analysis including Cure Hepatitis C Act proposing subscription treatment models.

Travis Roppolo
Jul 29, 202532 min read
RFK Jr.'s Administration for a Healthy America is Not Healthy
RFK Jr's Administration for a Healthy America proposes to dismantle infectious disease capacity while emphasizing unproven chronic disease theories.

Ranier Simons
Jun 22, 20254 min read
Strengthening Caregiving Infrastructure is Fundamental to a Healthy American Society
Caregiving infrastructure supports health equity and healthcare outcomes, requiring policy investment in caregiving infrastructure.

Jen Laws
Jun 8, 20256 min read
Antibiotic Crisis - Hope Amid Institutional Decline
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria threaten basic medical procedures while drug development incentives prove inadequate for innovation.

Travis Roppolo
May 18, 20256 min read
Are Federal Spending Cuts Endangering America's Most Vulnerable?
Federal spending cuts disproportionately impact vulnerable populations relying on safety-net programs and community health services.

Travis Roppolo
Apr 6, 20258 min read
A Public Health Crisis in the Making
Deteriorating public health surveillance capacity creates blind spots for emerging disease threats and health disparities.

Travis Roppolo
Mar 23, 20255 min read
America's Vaccination Problem
Declining vaccination rates and policy challenges create vulnerability to vaccine-preventable diseases and epidemic risk.

Travis Roppolo
Mar 2, 20258 min read
Influenza, and Bird Flu, and TB, Oh My!
Convergence of influenza, avian flu, and tuberculosis threats reveals inadequate pandemic preparedness and disease response capacity.

Travis Roppolo
Feb 23, 20257 min read
Dismantling of Health Equity Research
Elimination of health equity research funding undermines evidence base for addressing healthcare disparities and structural inequalities.

Travis Roppolo
Feb 16, 20257 min read
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