The Georgia AIDS Coalition is a not-for-profit Georgia corporation created in 1989 to act as an education resource for the formation and articulation of public policy regarding HIV infection. GAC is the only Georgia organization fully devoted to this purpose.
Our Objectives
- Ensure ethical decision-making on HIV/AIDS issues
- Educate and update the public, agencies and public officials on HIV/AIDS related issues and concerns
- Promote collaboration among organizations with a similar focus
- Advocate for HIV/AIDS issues
- Inform individuals with HIV on legislative issues
Latest Headlines from the Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is encouraging Medicare beneficiaries to take advantage of the annual Open Enrollment period to make sure they have the best coverage available to meet their healthcare needs in 2010. The Open Enrollment period begins on November 15th and runs through December 31st. It’s the one time every year when all people with Medicare can review and, if necessary, change their current health care coverage. [Source]
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced a new proposal that would cover Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection screening for Medicare beneficiaries who are at increased risk for the infection, including women who are pregnant and Medicare beneficiaries of any age who voluntarily request the service. [Source]