HIV Medication Coverage Begins to Fail Throughout U.S. as More ADAPs Start Waiting Lists
This winter may be a bleak one for many HIVers who seek help from U.S. AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs). Although they're meant to be a safety net for low-income HIVers with limited or no health insurance, several ADAPs throughout the country are struggling to provide HIV meds to those who need them. As TheBody.com's managing editor Myles Helfand explains in his latest blog entry, waiting lists and other restrictions are ballooning in many states. As a result, a growing number of HIV-positive people are finding themselves cut off from their flow of HIV meds, with no clear way to afford the steep price tag of treatment. (Blog entry from TheBody.com)
U.S. Congress Votes to Extend Ryan White CARE Act -- a Little Bit
The Ryan White CARE Act has been spared -- at least for 30 days. Both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives recently passed resolutions to continue the HIV/AIDS service funding program past its Sept. 30 expiration date and through late October. If the Senate approves the continuation, which is expected this week, this will buy lawmakers the time they need to renew the act. Failure to renew, or even a brief interruption in funding, could have catastrophic effects on HIV/AIDS clinics and programs all over the U.S. that rely on Ryan White funds to keep their doors open. (Article from Southern Voice)
HIV activists have been working on getting the Ryan White CARE Act reauthorized for over a year. Take a look at TheBody.com's collection of articles on the CARE Act for the skinny on this struggle, as well as explanations of what the CARE Act does and why it's so important.
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