By Jeremiah JohnsonSince 2014, several states, cities, and counties have announced plans to End the Epidemic (EtE), with many more preparing to announce their own initiatives in 2018. In New York, early successes have emerged in the most recent surveillance…
By Tim HornDo your little bit of good where you are; it’s those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world. — Desmond Mpilo TutuIncremental change—activism that successfully defends or advances critical research or policy—can sometimes feel…
In the Fall 2017 issue of TAGline, we explore the political feasibility and sustainability of universal health care in the U.S. UHC is, first and foremost, a human right. However, it will require robust advocacy to galvanize bipartisan support for guaranteed coverage and to rein in the high cost of health care and prescription drugs.
By Tim Horn Arguments favoring universal health care (UHC) are easy. Achieving political consensus as to the best strategy to achieve this is considerably more vexing. This is particularly true in the U.S., where the Affordable Care Act (ACA) patchwork…
How U.S. southern states are moving ahead without full health care coverage By Jeremiah Johnson & Kenyon Farrow Activists and health departments around the country continue to advance strategies to ‘End the Epidemic’ (EtE) in their jurisdictions, yet a central…
What does the research tell us? By Richard Jefferys After a long period during which HIV incidence rates seemed distressingly immutable, the last few years have seen a rapid accumulation of evidence that pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and HIV viral load…
Reining in prescription drug prices isn’t so much a potential benefit of universal health care, but rather a factor in its affordability and success By Tim Horn If there is one thing the majority of Americans agree on, it’s that…
Claiming and strategizing the HIV community’s role in universal health care advocacy By Suraj Madoori and Maximillian Boykin Perhaps the most impressive narrative in the lead-up to the dramatic defeats of the disastrous Affordable Care Act (ACA) repeal-and-replace bills in…
Globalizing the insurance model will harm global public health By Annette Gaudino In the New York City of the 1850s, firefighting was a private enterprise. Homeowners and landlords purchased insurance plans that included protection from a dedicated fire brigade. When…
By Tim Horn With every major election, particularly one that secures or fortifies Republican control of the White House, Senate, or House of Representatives, a certain amount of worry and strategy realignment is to be expected from public health activists…