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This was going to be the amazing post about Health Care Corporate Espionage and Passive Takeovers but it's not because I didn't end up having time to write that. That will be access-locked because we can't even talk about it outside locked doors in our own building. Suffice to say that my higher-boss, my boss' direct report, refers to most people involved by names derived from Asimov's Robots series (the original whodunnit mystery ones) and Machineries of Empire. It is quite a story and is actually my life.

This isn't that post because again, today got busy, but.

My personal hero and all around amazing guy, Peter Staley, wrote something important, and I would like everyone who cares about public health even a little to give it a read:

Privilege and Profit Corrupt the PrEP Access Debate

I work (indirectly, but I'm on their contract) for SAMHSA; HRSA is our partner. My father was one of the few physician-members of TAG and can be seen in video clips of protests in How to Survive a Plague. People so often think this is over; that HIV/AIDS stigma and drug/cost battles are a thing of the past, and yes, PrEP's existence contributes to that mentality (ask me sometime about the 'PrEP generation') -- but it's definitely not over. "AIDS, Inc." is not over.

don't talk to me about Martin Shkreli though -- I mean, you can, but the drug he is famous for is not actually an AIDS medicine and that misconcepton makes me nuts

ETA: Further disclosure; I used to also work for the DOHMH STI clinic program described. I continue to be affiliated and refer people there.