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Michigan Seeks To End Partner Benefits

The Republican legislature in Michigan is taking House Bills 4770 and 4771, this week to stop offering health insurance to domestic partners. The fact that these bills were pushed by two openly anti-gay officials is blurring the underlying issue - the bill would hit straight couples and gay couples.

The bills would end the health care benefits for other eligible adults living with an employee of the state. Currently, these benefits are under an extension granted by the Public Service Commission of Michigan in January.Bills not only put an end to this extension, but prohibit the granting of such benefits in any other government in the state - towns and villages, in public universities, all that could be considered a "government" entity - including trade unions and prohibit them from collective bargaining.

The bills are pushed by Republican Dave Agema of Grandville and Attorney General Bill Schuette, who are pushing for anything that might make life difficult for gays and lesbians, who naturally took the debate on the issue of gay rights, but "eligible adult" may, under certain circumstances, also means a right partner, child or parent.Any combination of adults are deprived of the rights granted by a marriage license, and forced to enter multiple legal contracts, pay money for lawyers, for something that should be available with a contract Partnership simple.

Sometimes we are so focused on the rights of a group, we lose sight of the others who are also injured. Emily Dievendorf, Director of Policy for Equality of Michigan, issued the following statement: "This bill is yet another desperate attack on our community.Radical legislators attempt to interfere with the local employment policy and weaken the ability of working families "to take care of their loved ones. They try to codify their anti-gay prejudice in the law. It is simply intolerable and voters should be angry. Tens of thousands of public and private employees in our states have access to health care benefits for unmarried partners. Policies that provide such services are used across the country to treat employees fairly and retain talented workers.The leaders of Fortune 500 companies, public school districts and municipal governments across the country know that their numbers are stronger when employees are able to take care of their families. Passage of these bills would help run our state into the ground. We call on MPs to vote the bills immediately and send a message that legislators value of fundamental fairness, the hard-working families and a healthy workforce.

The (Alarming) State of (AIDS in) The Union - Regan Hofmann

I listened to Obama's recent State of the Union address with both ears up wondering if his commentary on the reform of health care suggests what might be in store for people like me who live with HIV in America.

I was particularly significant in light of budget cuts proposed for GOP-HIV / AIDS programs because we are beginning to see evidence that taking the scalpel to the financing of AIDS is real and imminent, "signs of death" for people living with HIV.

As I write, there are currently more than 5550 Americans living with HIV / AIDS on waiting lists for the program Ryan White AIDS Drug Assistance (ADAP) in 10 states. ADAP is a federally funded, state-run program that covers the cost of antiretroviral treatment for 165,000 low-income Americans with HIV.

Temporary solutions have been found to ensure that, to date, people living with HIV placed on waiting lists for ADAP did not go without their medications: the federal government and pharmaceutical companies that manufacture the drugs have come to the rescue.In 2010, when the ADAP crisis began, Congress passed a resolution in support of 126 million dollars in emergency funding, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, Kathleen Sebelius released 25 million in funds Emergency Department of Health and Human Services and the President's request in mid-year budget called for an additional $ 30 million. Therefore, to date, most of those on ADAP waiting lists had no interruptions in their salvage therapy. That may change this week.

The combination of efforts more effective for HIV, the recession - which has left many unemployed and without health insurance - budget cuts AIDS drug prices and the fact that people with HIV live longer through treatment, have significantly increased the burden of patients on ADAP.

While right-wing media would have its "Nation FOX" Democrats believe that the reform of health care is designed to "kill grannies", the truth is, the GOP budget cuts will draft in the United States n ' is the safest place in the world have HIV / AIDS.For soon, even in the U.S., if you have HIV you could die because you can not get your pills. Unchecked by drugs, HIV can progress to AIDS, and ultimately kill you.

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