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Rethinking Criminalization Of Hiv Exposure – Lessons From California’S New Legislation, Y. Tony Yang, Kristen Underhill Jan 2018

Rethinking Criminalization Of Hiv Exposure – Lessons From California’S New Legislation, Y. Tony Yang, Kristen Underhill

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Laws that criminalize certain behaviors on the basis of the person’s HIV status have long been challenged as ineffective prevention measures that harm public health. They are nevertheless widespread: according to the Center for HIV Law and Policy, 34 states have HIV-specific criminal statutes, and 23 have applied more general laws (e.g., against assault with a deadly weapon) in order to criminalize HIV exposure. Most of these laws don’t reflect current evidence regarding protective factors such as antiretroviral treatment (ART), and many encompass behaviors that carry negligible risk.


Fulfilling States’ Duty To Evaluate Medicaid Waivers, Kristen Underhill, Atheendar Venkataramani, Kevin G. Volpp Jan 2018

Fulfilling States’ Duty To Evaluate Medicaid Waivers, Kristen Underhill, Atheendar Venkataramani, Kevin G. Volpp

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Nearly 75 million U.S. residents have health insurance coverage through Medicaid. Benefits and program designs vary from state to state. One source of state-based variation is Section 1115 projects, which are defined as “experimental, pilot, or demonstration” programs that are “likely to assist in promoting the objectives” of the Medicaid statute. States seeking to implement experimental policies in their Medicaid programs must apply to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for a Section 1115 waiver, which lifts certain federal regulations for 5 years. Thirty-seven states had active Section 1115 waivers as of October 31, 2018, and more than …