Last night, February 4, Trump promised the nation that “we will eradicate the AIDS epidemic in America by the end of the decade.” Trump also promised this: “I have also made an ironclad pledge to American families: We will always protect patients with preexisting conditions—that is a guarantee. And we will always protect your Medicare and your Social Security.”

And he bragged that last year “for the first time in 51 years, the cost of prescription drugs

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I saw a lot of things last nigh and I can't believe this is a debate. What did you take away from the conversation last night?

I believe Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren are promoting Medicare for all. Pete and Amy are proposing offering a choice for people to maintain their current insurance, or go on Medicare. And I think Biden and Bloomberg wish to build upon the existing Obamacare model.

Wondering which position members might prefer. And how the coverage for people with HIV or other chronic illness might be affected?

Does anybody have any good HIV/AIDS tunes, as I am creating a playlist on Spotify?

This is not a question but a suggestion for those members looking for employment in Latin American countries.

Esta no es una pregunta sino una sugerencia para aquellos miembros que buscan empleo en países latinoamericanos.

Those of us who are long term survivors can remember back in the 70's. 80's when the Regan administration downplayed AIDS at the beginning of the epidemic, reluctant to put much money behind it, and not even say the word AIDS. And the virus spread and people died. Seems like the Trump Administration is sending out mixed messages, with scientists, doctors, the CDC and even people in his own cabinet telling us to take this quite seriously, and how to prepare, and what to know. And President… read more

I have March 2 (Saturday) to March 9 (Saturday) off. Who's up for a zoom chat during that time(s)?
Usually around 2pm Eastern North American time works best for people around the world. That's about 10pm for Eastern African nations, which still is not too late, and about 8 or 9 am for Hawaii.
Australians will have to get up very early around 2 to 4am.
Last Zoom I tried, something came up last minute and couldn't do it. Now I have an entire week to make something happen, and not just 1 day.

There are many different countries on this website. If you live in Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand or any other country that has nationalized/socialized healthcare, what are your personal opinions on how it is run? What are the pros and cons of a nationalized/socialized healthcare system? If you had a choice would you keep what you have now or would you find something different? To the American's who "think or know" all about nationalized/socialized healthcare, let's have… read more

Have you had to access therapy or take additional medication for this stress? Has your immune system shown sigs of repression from this stress?