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The Hep ElimiNATION partnership will assign grades to all 52 U.S. jurisdictions based on their viral hepatitis achievements.

Plus: The White House moves to ensure that future ACA health plans cost less, protect those with chronic illness and don’t discriminate.

Nearly half of people living with HIV in the United States receive support from the federal Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program.

Federal funds to scale up HIV services at sexually transmitted infection (STI) clinics will help reach Black, Latino and LGBTQ people.

The HIV Challenge is open to the public and the Department of Health and Human Services will award a total of $760,000 to 15 winners.

The updates include new information on optimizing therapy, dealing with virological failure and managing opportunistic infections.

UPDATE: Data from 2019 and 2020 have been added to America’s HIV Epidemic Analysis Dashboard (AHEAD), an interactive digital map.

In a reversal of a Trump policy, health care providers may not discriminate based on sexual orientation and gender identity.

A letter from 124 patient groups urges the White House to make drugs more affordable—and spells out how it can do so.

Black Americans can enroll in health care coverage now via HealthCare.gov.

The guidance recommends that people with HIV should receive COVID-19 vaccines regardless of their CD4 count or viral load.

Enrollees in the national Ready, Set, PrEP program can now have their meds delivered via mail at no cost.

Rachel Levine, MD, currently leads Pennsylvania’s health department and its response to COVID-19.

The Viral Hepatitis National Strategic Plan for the United States, released by HHS, offers a road map for the next five years.

A similar training program, ESCALATE, will teach communities to recognize and fight HIV stigma.

This week’s virtual conversations are part of the 2020 National Ryan White Conference on HIV Care & Treatment.