Today, there are an estimated 1.1 million people living with HIV in the United States. Each year, nearly 40,000 Americans are newly infected, and more than 6,000 people die from the disease. BPC's new reportEnding HIV in America, examines the challenges and opportunities for federal, state, and local action to improve the effectiveness of the public health response against HIV and achieve the goal of reducing new HIV infections by 90% in 10 years.
 
 

 
 
 
 
BPC President Jason Grumet published a national op-ed in NBC Think on the role of climate change policy in the Democratic presidential race and the growing disregard for "climate math."
 
 
 
What Every American Should Know About the Debt & Deficit
 
 
Bill Hoagland, BPC's senior vice president, wrote a piece featured in the September issue of the Ripon Forum explaining that in order to improve federal budget negotiations, elected officials must understand the basic facts about the U.S. economy, the federal debt, and the growing deficit. 
 
 
 
Trump's Trade War is About to Make it Harder for Americans Abroad to Vote
 
 
President Trump threatened to pull the United States out of the Universal Postal Union. Matthew Weil, director of BPC's Elections Project, is quoted in a ​Washington Post ​article breaking down the consequences this could have on future elections and Americans living abroad.
 
 
 
Beyond Ending Trump’s Policies, Democrats Largely Skirt Questions About Their Immigration Plans
 
 
With immigration shaping up to play a big role in the 2020 election, BPC's director of immigration and cross-border policy, Theresa Cardinal Brown, was featured in the ​New York Times ​discussing what she wants to hear from the Democratic presidential candidates when it comes to immigration policy.
 
 
 
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U.S. Drug Pricing Policy: Tools to Increase Access and Affordability
 
 
Reflecting the American public's growing concerns about access to necessary medications, BPC is releasing a new report and convening an expert panel, on Oct. 22, set out to explore the implications of using pharmaceutical reference pricing to address the high costs of drugs in the United States.
 
 
 
 
Surprise Medical Billing
 
 
As Congress continues to work on legislative proposals to prohibit surprise medical bills, join BPC on Oct. 30 as we host Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) to discuss their policy ideals and the broader congressional efforts to protect patients from this issue.
 
 
 
 
Scaling Carbon Removal: From Public Innovation to Commercial Opportunity
 
 
On Oct. 31, BPC will explore the roles and opportunities of carbon dioxide removal technologies in reducing the risk of climate change and what contributions can be made in both the public and private sectors to further mitigate the harmful effects of climate change. 
 
 
 
 
 
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