All posts tagged "kathleen sebelius"
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Battling the Blood Ban
Prominent LGBT advocate sues over FDA ban on gay, bisexual men donating blood, organs.
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Congressional bloc pushes prompt end to nation’s gay blood ban
A bipartisan group of 86 members of Congress urged Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to accelerate the reevaluation of the nation’s...
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HHS Secretary Sebelius Remarks at HRC Event Violated Federal Law
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius was found in violation of a federal law on Wednesday for comments she made at a Human Rights...
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LGBT Caucus Meeting Galvanizes Attendees
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Hundreds of LGBT Democratic National Convention delegates and their guests attended a caucus meeting early Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 4, at the Charlotte...
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Obamacare Protects Transgender People from Discrimination
A section of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that protects against sexual discrimination will also apply to transgender people, according to a letter...
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HHS Commits Funds To End ADAP Waiting Lists
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced today that the Obama administration will invest nearly $80 million in grants to increase access to...
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The GOP's Grand Seizure
A fast-moving line of violent thunderstorms known as a derecho hit Washington after nightfall the day after the Supreme Court upheld most of the Affordable...
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Area Hospitals Get High Marks
The D.C. metropolitan area is among the top regions in the country when it comes to the quality and LGBT-friendliness of health care policies and...
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Lauper's D.C. Date
She won't be belting out her signature songs, but Cyndi Lauper is heading to Washington nonetheless. It will be a visit for the kids. ''I...
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Whitman-Walker To Honor Sebelius
Whitman-Walker Health, the nonprofit community health organization that specializes in HIV/AIDS treatment, will hold its 19th annual spring fundraiser, themed ''Be the Care,'' during which...
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HHS Announces Plans for LGBT Health Data Collection
Today, the Department of Health and Human Services announced a plan to include sexual orientation and gender identity in health data collection, a result of...
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HHS Secretary Talks About LGBT Health Data
From today’s White House press briefing, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius talked about the difficulties of collecting health data about LGBT populations: ...
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True Sage
Caleb Laieski is determined. On Wednesday night, June 1, Laieski sat at a Dupont Circle coffee shop reviewing the day's meetings. It would have been...
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Sebelius Speaks About HIV/AIDS Challenges, Funding
Earlier today, Secretary of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius addressed the 2010 United States Conference on AIDS in Orlando, Florida. In her speech...
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Navigating an Epidemic
The White House Office of National AIDS Policy (ONAP) presented its National HIV/AIDS Strategy during a press event at the White House on Tuesday, July...
