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Preventive care may no longer be free in 2026 because of HIV stigma − unless the Trump administration successfully defends the ACA

  • Written by Kristefer Stojanovski, Assistant Professor of Social, Behavioral and Population Sciences, Tulane University
imageAmericans may lose free coverage for cancer and blood pressure screenings, HIV prevention medication and other essential services.Halfpoint Images/Moment via Getty Images

Many Americans were relieved when the Supreme Court left the Affordable Care Act in place following the law’s third major legal challenge in June 2021. This decision...

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