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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.

Rising employer premiums averaging 9.5% erode wages, forcing workers to delay care.

Historical redlining policies correlate with current geographic disparities in HIV treatment access and care quality.

Elimination of health equity research funding undermines evidence base for addressing healthcare disparities and structural inequalities.

Data gaps in HIV surveillance for transgender people and policy implications.

Elevated HCV prevalence among HIV-positive MSM and co-infection management implications.

How payor cost-containment strategies drive health disparities and limit care access.

Transgender communities face elevated HIV risk; stigma and discrimination undermine prevention.

Congenital syphilis cases tripled since 2017; integrated response including testing and education needed.

Payer denial of PrEP disproportionately fails Black women and marginalized communities.

Q4 2023 Watch: Bipartisan PEPFAR reauthorization push; ADAP coverage and Medicaid updates tracked.

OIG report: 27% of Medicaid HIV enrollees lack evidence of critical services; state disparities exposed.

Opioid settlement funds risk misallocation; MAT gaps for minors and drug court issues identified.

Q3 2023 Watch: HIV disparities coverage; debt ceiling crisis impacts; Medicaid disenrollment trends tracked.

CDC report: HCV persists despite decade-old cure due to payer barriers and screening failures.

Transgender men underrepresented in HIV data despite elevated risk; inclusive data collection needed.

Timeline of 2022 MPV outbreak: racial disparities in vaccination and treatment access persist.

MPV becoming endemic in MSM communities; vaccine distribution disparities impede response.

US Trans Survey provides critical data on transgender healthcare, discrimination, and social determinants.

State-level MPV surveillance: Black Americans overrepresented in Southern states amid reporting gaps.