HIV+ and Ready to Sign Up for Obamacare? Hold on a Minute (HRC Blog)

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Medicaid and comprehensive private coverage through health insurance marketplaces will revolutionize health care access for a major segment of the LGBT population: gay men and other men who have sex with men, who are living with HIV.

But hold on.

Seriously, wait.

It’s tempting to jump into health reform and sign up for coverage. But if you have HIV, resist the urge to be among the first to enroll.

October 1, 2013, was important, but it wasn’t paramount. December 15 matters more. You must enroll in a health insurance plan by then to begin coverage the first day it’s available: January 1, 2014.

If you’re living with HIV, there are three things you need to get right when selecting a health plan: ADAP, medications, and providers.

http://www.hrc.org/blog/entry/hiv-and-ready-to-sign-up-for-obamacare-hold-on-a-minute

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