TAG Applauds Governor Cuomo’s Commitment to Eliminate Hepatitis C, Expansion of Enhanced Rental Assistance for People Living with HIV in New York State
Statement / Press • 2018Responding to unprecedented advocacy by community leaders, people living with hepatitis C, and communities impacted by the epidemic, Governor Cuomo today announced New York State’s commitment to eliminate hepatitis C as a public health threat. The Governor’s announcement makes New York State the first jurisdiction to declare the intention to eliminate hepatitis C, the deadliest infectious disease in the U.S. Advocates, who had long demanded that New York build on its historic End the Epidemic initiative against HIV/AIDS, applauded this breakthrough in the fight against hepatitis C.
Comment in Response to Proposed Rulemaking: Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds
Letters • 2018On October 10, 2018, the Trump Administration proposed sweeping regulations that would put the health and wellbeing of millions of families at risk. TAG is strongly opposed to these proposed changes; read the comment we submitted on December 7.
The TB CAB and TAG Welcome WHO Recommendation of Injectable-Free Regimens for the Treatment of RR/MDR-TB
Statement / Press • 2018The Global Tuberculosis Community Advisory Board (TB CAB) and Treatment Action Group (TAG) welcome the new World Health Organization (WHO) recommendation of injectable-free regimens for the treatment of rifampicin- and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (RR/MDR-TB).
The United Nations’ Back Yard: TB Elimination in New York State and the U.S.
TAGline • 2018By Erica Lessem The road from Moscow has led us back to New York, home of the United Nations (UN) and TAG headquarters. New York is also home to one of the largest tuberculosis (TB) burdens in the U.S.[1] Incidence in New York City rose in 2017, and multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB), which is costly and…
It’s up to You, New York: Moving towards HCV Elimination in the Empire State
TAGline • 2018By Annette Gaudino Governor Andrew Cuomo’s March 16 announcement committing New York State (NYS) to ending the hepatitis C virus (HCV) epidemic was the culmination of years of advocacy on a path that paralleled—and is built upon—the state’s nation leading efforts to end the HIV epidemic. The HCV burden in NYS, and in the U.S.,…
TAG Joins Civil Society Call to Oppose U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Appointment
Letters PDF • 2018TAG Joins Civil Society Call to Oppose U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Appointment In advance of a U.S. Senate Committee on Finance hearing on January 9, 2018, TAG and over 60 other civil society organizations issued a statement asking U.S. senators to oppose the confirmation of Alex Azar as Secretary of Health and…
Health Affairs Blog Post Highlights Fair Pricing Coalition Recommendations to Modernize and Strengthen Existing Laws to Control Drug Costs
Statement / Press • 2017With growing bipartisan support for feasible measures to control skyrocketing prescription medication costs, a Health Affairs Blog post published today describes four proposals to strengthen and modernize cost control measures that already exist in the United States.
TAGline Fall 2017
TAGline • 2017In 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.
The Long Game for Health Justice
TAGline • 2017Claiming 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 the House and Senate involved the thousands of activists who were activated, organized, and mobilized…
Universal Health Care and Prescription Drug Pricing
TAGline • 2017Reining 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 health care costs—prescription drugs, in particular—are out of control and are significantly contributing to our…