PRESS RELEASES - (2016 Archives)

The ADAP Advocacy Association (aaa+^®) issued the following press releases in 2016:

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On World AIDS Day, ADAP Advocacy Association Asks President-Elect Donald J. Trump: “Don’t Turn Your Back on AIDS”

New Administration Urged to Continue the Fight Against HIV/AIDS

WASHINGTON, D.C. - (December 1, 2016) - The ADAP Advocacy Association - also known as aaa+^®, today on World AIDS Day urged President-Elect Donald J. Trump to continue the fight against HIV/AIDS. “Don’t Turn Your Back on AIDS” - an awareness campaign using art launched several years ago in Oakland, California by the Flowers Heritage Foundation - embodies the message being sent to the incoming 45th President of the United States.

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ADAP Advocacy Association Launches ADAP Eligibility Calculator

New user-friendly, patient-centric tool added to its ADAP Directory

WASHINGTON, D.C. - (September 23, 2016) - The ADAP Advocacy Association - also known as aaa+^®, today launched its ADAP Eligibility Calculator on its flagship ADAP Directory. The new user-friendly, patient-centric tool is designed to provide additional information about possible eligibility for the AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAP) for consumers, care providers and other stakeholders.

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ADAP Advocacy Association Announces Keynote Speaker for its 6th Annual ADAP Leadership Awards Dinner

NASTAD’s Murray Penner to deliver message, “Leveraging ADAP to Move Us Toward Ending the Epidemics”

WASHINGTON, D.C. - (September 13, 2016) - The ADAP Advocacy Association - also known as aaa+^®, today announced that Murray Penner, executive director of the National Alliance of State & Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD), will deliver the keynote at its 6th Annual ADAP Leadership Awards Dinner on Saturday, September 24, 2016. The awards dinner is being held at the Westin Georgetown, located at 2350 M Street, NW, Washington D.C. 20037.

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Advocacy Association Names 2016 Leadership Awards Honorees

Award Honorees Reflect Conference’s “Linkages to Care” Theme

WASHINGTON, D.C. - (September 6, 2016) - The ADAP Advocacy Association - also known as aaa+^®, today announced the 2015-2016 ADAP Leadership Awards honorees, which recognizes individual, community, government, media and corporate leaders who are working to improve access to care and treatment under the AIDS Drug Assistance Programs.

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ADAP Advocacy Association Launches Transgender Health Project

Improving Access to Care Among Transgender Men & Women Living with HIV/AIDS under the AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP)

WASHINGTON, D.C. - (August 3, 2016) - The ADAP Advocacy Association - also known as aaa+^®, today announced that it has launched a new project to improve access to care and treatment for transgender men and women living with HIV/AIDS. The project - "Improving Access to Care Among Transgender Men & Women Living with HIV/AIDS under the AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP)" - aims to raise awareness about issues confronting transgender men and women living with HIV/AIDS who also access care and treatment (or whom could benefit from such care and treatment) under ADAP, as well as provide useful resources and tools to the communities serving them.

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ADAP Advocacy Association Seats Board Members

New faces include Hilary Hansen & Jen Laws

WASHINGTON, D.C. - (July 18, 2016) - The ADAP Advocacy Association - also known as aaa+^®, today announced that it has seated its Board of Directors for 2016-2018. Newly seated board members include Hilary Hansen of Washington, DC, and Jen Laws of Fort Lauderdale, FL.

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ADAP Advocacy Association Sets Agenda for its 9th Annual Conference

Agenda Highlights How ADAP Continues to Provide Care and Treatment Access For People Living With HIV/AIDS

WASHINGTON, D.C. - (July 7, 2016) - The ADAP Advocacy Association - also known as aaa+^®, today announced the agenda topics for its 9th Annual Conference on September 23-24, 2016. The conference - held in partnership with the Community Access National Network (CANN) - is being themed as "Magnifying How AIDS Drug Assistance Programs Provides Treatment For People Living With HIV/AIDS." It is being held at the Westin Georgetown, located at 2350 M Street, NW, Washington D.C. 20037.

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ADAP Advocacy Association Announces Opening Keynote Speaker for its 9th Annual Conference

Dr. Mike Magee to deliver message, “Blending Positive Leadership and Advocacy: A Case for Advanced Professionalism”

WASHINGTON, D.C. - (June 8, 2016) - The ADAP Advocacy Association - also known as aaa+^®, today announced that Dr. Mike Magee, president of Positive Medicine Inc., will deliver the opening keynote at its 9th Annual Conference on September 23-24, 2016. The conference - held in partnership with the Community Access National Network (CANN) - is being themed as "Magnifying How AIDS Drug Assistance Programs Provides Treatment For People Living With HIV/AIDS." It is being held at the Westin Georgetown, located at 2350 M Street, NW, Washington D.C. 20037.

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ADAP Advocacy Association Releases 2015 Annual Report

"ACA implementation continues to have significant implications for people living with HIV/AIDS"

WASHINGTON, D.C. - (May 24, 2016) - The ADAP Advocacy Association - also known as aaa+^®, today released it 2015 Annual Report - which demonstrates the organization's continued patient advocacy and education activities. The report also highlights some of the significant implications facing people living with HIV/AIDS as a result of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

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ADAP Advocacy Association Issues Call for Nominations for its 2016 Annual ADAP Leadership Awards

"Awards to recognize leaders who are working to improve access to care and treatment for people living with HIV/AIDS"

WASHINGTON, D.C. - (May 10, 2016) - The ADAP Advocacy Association - also known as aaa+^® - today opened nominations for its 2016 Annual ADAP Leadership Awards. The awards recognize individual, community, government and corporate leaders who are working to improve access to care and treatment under the AIDS Drug Assistance Programs.

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ADAP Advocacy Association to Host Regional Summit in Birmingham

"Southern Summit to Focus on Emerging Challenges Confronting the AIDS Drug Assistance Programs"

WASHINGTON, D.C. (February 10, 2016) - The ADAP Advocacy Association - also known as aaa+^®, today announced that it will host an ADAP Regional Summit on April 15, 2016. The southern summit - held in partnership with AIDS Alabama, AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) and the Community Access National Network (CANN) - is going to focus on specific issues facing the AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs) under the Affordable Care Act, as well as other emerging issues. It is being held at the Sheraton Birmingham Hotel, located at 2101 Richard Arrington Jr. Boulevard N, Birmingham, Alabama 35203.

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ADAP Advocacy Association Launches 340B Service Caucus

"New Caucus Brings Patient Perspective to the Debate Over 340B Drug Pricing Program"

WASHINGTON, D.C. - (January 28, 2016) - The ADAP Advocacy Association - also known as aaa+^® - today launched its new 340B Service Caucus. The Caucus comes in response to the ongoing debate over the 340B Drug Pricing Program, which requires drug manufacturers to provide outpatient drugs to eligible health care organizations/covered entities at significantly reduced prices.

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ADAP Advocacy Association Announces 9th Annual Conference

“Magnifying How AIDS Drug Assistance Programs Provides Treatment For People Living With HIV/AIDS”

WASHINGTON, D.C. - (January 21, 2016) - The ADAP Advocacy Association - also known as aaa+^® - today announced that it will host its 9th Annual Conference on September 23-24, 2016. The conference - held in partnership with the Community Access National Network (CANN) - is being themed as "Magnifying How AIDS Drug Assistance Programs Provides Treatment For People Living With HIV/AIDS." It is being held at the Westin Georgetown, located at 2350 M Street, NW, Washington D.C. 20037.

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