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News Alert December 2007
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Congress Sends President Omnibus Appropriations Bill for FY2008
Before year end, President Bush is expected to sign into law a $555 billion omnibus appropriations bill to fund all government agencies for FY 2008, with the exception of the Department of Defense which had its budget approved in October. more >
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OTHER NEWS
Congress Extends SCHIP and Abstinence-Only ProgramFollowing passage in the Senate on December 18 and the House the following day, Congress sent President Bush a Medicare bill (S 2499) that would delay for six months a Medicare physician fee cut set to take effect on January 1, 2008 and also extend the current authorization for the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) through March 2009. more >
CDC Updating HIV Incidence EstimatesFollowing recent media reports speculating that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) new estimates of domestic HIV incidence will show an increase of new infections from 40,000 each year to close to 60,000, CDC issued a statement on December 3 clarifying that while it is developing an improved system to estimate the number of new HIV infections in the U.S., the estimates are not yet final. more >
Global Pediatric HIV/AIDS Bill Introduced in CongressSenators Chris Dodd (D-CT) and Gordon Smith (R-OR) introduced the "Global Pediatric HIV/AIDS Prevention and Treatment Act" (S 2472) on December 13. more >
AIDS Alliance Updating Part D (Title IV) Directory, Please Send ChangesAIDS Alliance currently is updating its Part D (Title IV) Directory. The current AIDS Alliance Part D (Title IV) Directory is online for your review. If your project's contact information has changed, or is about to, please email AIDS Alliance with any staff, address, phone, or email changes by January 4. more >
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