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Obamacare now covers HIV testing →

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Regular HIV testing will now be covered under the Affordable Care Act, after a decision by the government-backed U.S. Preventative Task Force.

The Task Force recently recommended that every American between ages 15 and 65 should be tested for HIV. Because the ACA, or Obamacare, requires insurers to cover preventative services recommended by the Task Force, it will therefore cover routine HIV testing. 

The task force first indicated they were considering updating their recommendations on HIV testing in August. Their previous guidelines on HIV screening — which hadn’t been changed since 2005 — left the decision to test for HIV up to each individual doctor, and only strongly recommended testing for the adults who were considered to be at “high risk” for contracting the virus after having multiple sexual partners. But according to researchers, since 20 percent of HIV-positive Americans are currently unaware they have the virus, regular screening could help identify more people who could benefit from early treatment.

HUGE news on the health front. Seriously, so thrilled to hear this. 

(via lucylovesmuchly)

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