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    • Aug 14, 2024
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82nd Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS Meeting

August 28, 2024 | 1:00 PM - 5:30 PM EDT

The Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA) is convening the 82nd full council meeting in the nation's capital, Washington, D.C. Topics include: U.S government’s global HIV response; U=U the science and impact; and a presentation on affordable care act risk adjustment model to expand access and uptake of PrEP. The meeting will also feature the PACHA-to-the-People session (requires registration).

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Through the Inflation Reduction Act – the most consequential health care law since the Affordable Care Act – President Biden is delivering on his promise to lower prescription drug costs, make health insurance more affordable, and make the economy work for working families. The Biden-Harris Administration believes that everyone deserves the right to high-quality, affordable health care. Thanks to the President’s new lower cost prescription drug law, millions of Americans are already seeing lower health care costs as they access the care they need. Visit LowerDrugCosts.gov to learn more.

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