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Aetna, other payers on hot seat for allegedly discriminating against HIV patients

The advocacy group Consumer Watchdog filed a  lawsuit Friday against Aetna in federal court in San Diego, claiming the insurer discriminated against patients with HIV.  

Do exchange plans discriminate against AIDS/HIV patients?

Though Affordable Care Act implmenetaiton is driving HIV-positive patients to shop for coverage in the marketplace, 31 HIV/AIDS patient advocacy groups collectively asked the government to investigate whether insurers are discriminating against HIV patients by not covering available HIV drugs or applying "egregious" cost sharing to them in exchange plans, The Wall Street Journal  reported.  

RSNA13 research roundup: Radioimmunotherapy shows promise as HIV cure

Research detailing the potential for a possible HIV cure and confirming the value of breast tomosynthesis were highlighted Tuesday morning at the Radiological Society of North America's annual conference in Chicago.

EHRs cut HIV medication errors by 93%

Electronic health records cut medication errors in hospitalized HIV patients from 16 percent to 1.1 percent, a 93 percent reduction, according to studies presented at ID Week.