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Change of Face: Should Government Pay for Lipoatrophy Treatment?
Change of Face: Should Government Pay for Lipoatrophy Treatment?
Posted: 05 Feb 2009 11:26 AM CST
"The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is accepting public comments until February 16 to help it decide whether to cover treatments for facial wasting. Sharing your story, or the story of a loved one, could help secure coverage of these therapies for HIV-positive people who need them.
"Study after study shows that HIV-related facial fat loss has a profound effect on a person's life, ranging from isolation and depression to HIV treatment adherence problems. ...
"Only rarely does the average person living with HIV receive an open invitation to help the federal government shape its health policy. Between now and February 16, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), a branch of the federal Department of Health and Human Services, is accepting public comment on reconstructive treatments for HIV-related facial wasting. AIDS activists who've long advocated for the government and private insurance to cover such treatments say that a groundswell of comments from individuals and organizations could finally make this hope a reality. Of course, it will be critical that such comments make the strongest case for coverage of this vital treatment. Following is a primer on the causes of facial wasting, the impact it has on people's well-being, and the rational for ensuring that everyone with the condition has access to reconstructive treatment. ..."
Read more in POZ, February 3, 2009. http://www.poz.com/articles/hiv_facial_wasting_401_16047.shtml
Posted: 05 Feb 2009 11:26 AM CST
"The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is accepting public comments until February 16 to help it decide whether to cover treatments for facial wasting. Sharing your story, or the story of a loved one, could help secure coverage of these therapies for HIV-positive people who need them.
"Study after study shows that HIV-related facial fat loss has a profound effect on a person's life, ranging from isolation and depression to HIV treatment adherence problems. ...
"Only rarely does the average person living with HIV receive an open invitation to help the federal government shape its health policy. Between now and February 16, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), a branch of the federal Department of Health and Human Services, is accepting public comment on reconstructive treatments for HIV-related facial wasting. AIDS activists who've long advocated for the government and private insurance to cover such treatments say that a groundswell of comments from individuals and organizations could finally make this hope a reality. Of course, it will be critical that such comments make the strongest case for coverage of this vital treatment. Following is a primer on the causes of facial wasting, the impact it has on people's well-being, and the rational for ensuring that everyone with the condition has access to reconstructive treatment. ..."
Read more in POZ, February 3, 2009. http://www.poz.com/articles/hiv_facial_wasting_401_16047.shtml
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