First-In-The-Nation HIV Testing Coverage Bill

Without coverage how do you test for it?  Good move and I can’t understand why a test would be denied in the first place if someone asked for it. BD

AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the operator of the largest non-government HIV testing program in California, today applauded Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger for signing Assembly Bill 1894 (Paul Krekorian, D-Burbank), a first-in-the-nation piece of legislation which will compel medical insurers operating in California to cover the costs of routine HIV screening. The bill, sponsored by AHF, will help California better comply with the Centers for Disease Control's (CDC) Revised HIV Testing Guidelines (issued in September 2006) which recommends routine screening for HIV for individuals ages 13 to 65.

AHF Applauds Schwarzenegger For Signing First-In-The-Nation HIV Testing Coverage Bill