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LOCATION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Watch the live webcast at http://www.kff=
.org/hivaids/hiv040709webcast.shtml.=20
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DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Advisory for Tuesday, April 7, 2009=
=0D=0A=0D=0ALive Webcast Briefing to Provide Update on AIDS Drug Assistance=
 Programs (ADAPs)=0D=0A=0D=0AAt 3 p.m. ET Tuesday, April 7 (Note: New Time)=
, the Kaiser Family Foundation and the National Alliance of State and Terri=
torial AIDS Directors (NASTAD) will release the annual National ADAP Monito=
ring Project Report at a briefing with an interactive panel discussion that=
 will be webcast live at http://www.kff.org/hivaids/hiv040709pkg.cfm.=0D=0A=
=0D=0AAIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs), authorized under the Ryan Whit=
e Program, are the nation=92s prescription drug safety-net for people livin=
g with HIV, serving some of the most vulnerable people in the United States=
.  Based on a survey of ADAPs in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, t=
erritories, and associated jurisdictions, the report presents the most curr=
ent and comprehensive look at these programs, including key trends over tim=
e, challenges facing ADAPs, and the reemergence of waiting lists for enroll=
ment in some states.=0D=0A=0D=0AThe live webcast will feature an overview o=
f the report=92s key findings from co-authors Jen Kates, a Kaiser vice pres=
ident and director of HIV policy, and Murray Penner, NASTAD=92s deputy exec=
utive director of domestic programs.  Following the presentation, Ms. Kates=
 will moderate a panel discussion about the changing environment for ADAPs,=
 including a look at the impact that the nation=92s recession is having on =
the programs and their clients.  The panel will include Douglas Morgan, dir=
ector, Division of Service Systems, HIV/AIDS Bureau, Health Resources and S=
ervices Administration; Heather Hauck, director, AIDS Administration, Maryl=
and Department of Health and Mental Hygiene; and Mr. Penner. Viewers can su=
bmit questions for the panel ahead of time or during the live program to as=
k@kff.org.=0D=0A=0D=0AWHAT: Interactive webcast briefing on the 2009 Nation=
al ADAP Monitoring Project Annual Report.=0D=0A=0D=0AWHEN: Tuesday, April 7=
 at 3 p.m. ET=0D=0A=0D=0AWHERE: Watch the live webcast at http://www.kff.or=
g/hivaids/hiv040709webcast.shtml. =0D=0A=0D=0AHOW: Submit questions for the=
 panel in advance of or during the live webcast by emailing ask@kff.org.=0D=
=0A=0D=0AFor additional information, please contact:=0D=0A=0D=0ACraig Palos=
ky at (202) 347-5270 or cpalosky@kff.org=0D=0ATiffany Ford Fields at (202) =
347-5270 or tfordfields@kff.org=0D=0A
SUMMARY;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Live Webcast Briefing to Provide Update o=
n AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs)
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