Even though the CDC suggested routine HIV testing since 2006, the idea didn't really fly until now. According to this article there are a couple of significant reasons behind that. $ & criteria nearly halted the move for commonplace testing.
Until the US Preventative Services Task Force upped the score of HIV testing to an "A" (whatever that means), doctors found it difficult or impossible to get reimbursed for screening their patients. There was also the idea of who was at high-risk. It's become apparent health providers & patients are remarkably bad gauges of person's risk value.
The Task Force's new recognition of HIV screening & applying it to everyone makes it much more likely people will be tested. This won't leave it up to people to fathom what their risk levels are. It won't leave physicians wondering whether or not they'll be paid for screening.
It's just damned disgusting that it took this long for a health agency to make it so HIV testing was more available to everyone. This should've been done during the 1990's, not a decade or 2 later. At least it's moving forward now. This could have amazing impact.
Cya...
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