HIV/AIDS News
Legislation Introduced to Require Coverage for Lipodystrophy Treatment
GLAD is working with Massachusetts Representative Carl Sciortino to pass an Act Relative to HIV-Associated Lipodystrophy Treatment (HD2612), introduced on Jan 18. The bill requires private insurers, MassHealth, and the Group Insurance Commission to provide medical treatment for lipodystrophy, a …
Settlement Enables Group Home for People with HIV and Hepatitis C in N.H. to Continue to Operate
Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) announced the settlement of a lawsuit between its client, AIDS Services for the Monadnock Region (ASMR), and the town of Gilsum, New Hampshire arising from an illegal tax levied on a group home for people with HIV and Hepatitis C. The settlement will …
MA Gov. Patrick Signs New HIV Testing Bill
Today, Governor Deval Patrick will sign into law “An Act to Increase Routine Screening for HIV.” The bill changes the Commonwealth’s HIV testing law by requiring a patient’s verbal, instead of written, consent in order for a doctor to test for HIV.
Bennett Klein, GLAD’s AIDS Law Project …
GLAD Calls on Doctors to Offer HIV Test to Patients Following Passage of House Bill
Bennett Klein, AIDS Law Project Director of Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD), issued the following statement about the passage today in the House of “An Act to Increase Routine Screening for HIV”. The bill changes the Commonwealth’s HIV testing law by requiring a patient’s verbal, …
GLAD Praises Blue Cross/Blue Shield Decision to Cover HPV Vaccine for Males
GLAD praised the decision by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (BCBSMA) to cover the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine for males. The Food and Drug Administration has approved the vaccine for girls aged 9-26 to protect them against cervical cancer, and boys of the same age to protect …
GLAD Files Anti-discrimination Lawsuit on Behalf of Group Home for People with HIV and Hepatitis C
For the second time Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) has filed a lawsuit against a New Hampshire town that is trying to shut down a group home for people living with HIV and Hepatitis C Virus.
GLAD filed the suit on behalf of AIDS Services for the Monadnock Region (ASMR) on July 5 in …
AIDS Law Project Director Ben Klein Testifies On MA HIV Testing Bill
GLAD’s AIDS Law Project Director Ben Klein today presented testimony before the Massachusetts Joint Committee on Public Health in support of S 1108 and H 2906, which would streamline HIV testing while safeguarding patients’ essential legal rights.
Settlement Lifts Restrictions on Group Home for People with HIV
GLAD announced a settlement between its client, AIDS Services of Monadnock Region (ASMR) and the town of Gilsum, New Hampshire. The settlement will enable ASMR to operate a group home for people with HIV without many of the onerous restrictions previously imposed by the town, including …
AIDS Services Case Against Gilsum Advances in Cheshire Superior Court
The town of Gilsum’s effort to restrict a group home for people with HIV was set back today by a decision from Justice Brian Tucker of Cheshire Superior Court.
The decision granting AIDS Services of Monadnock Region (ASMR) the right to present its case in court is the result of an action filed …
AIDS Services Org Sues to End Illegal Restrictions on Group Home
GLAD has sued Gilsum, N.H., a small town near Keene, for illegally restricting services to people with HIV and Hepatitis C. We represent AIDS Services for the Mondanock Region (ASMR) which operates the Cleve Jones Wellness House, a group home where clients who cannot live independently receive …