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  • 2009 National ADAP Monitoring Project Annual Report

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    The National ADAP Monitoring Project Annual Report provides the latest data on state AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs). ADAPs, part of the Ryan White Program, provide HIV medications to low-income people with HIV/AIDS who have limited or no prescription drug coverage. ADAPs operate in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories and associated jurisdictions. The 2009 report is the 13th in a series jointly authored by the Kaiser Family Foundation and the…

  • National ADAP Monitoring Project Annual Report, April 2009

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    This report provides the latest data on state AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs). It is 13th in a series of National ADAP Monitoring Project Reports authored jointly by the Kaiser Family Foundation and the National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors. Summary and Highlights (.pdf) Full Report (.pdf) ADAP Formularies by State (.pdf)

  • Addressing the HIV/AIDS Epidemic at Home and Abroad: Short-Term Policy Options Under Consideration by the New Administration and Congress

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    This past summer, the United States government’s global HIV/AIDS program was reauthorized and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released new data indicating that the epidemic at home was worse than previously thought. These events called significant attention to HIV/AIDS and together present the new Administration and Congress with an opportunity to address the epidemic at home and abroad. Several short-term HIV-specific policy options have already been proposed for consideration, or are…

  • 2008 Presidential Election Issue Spotlight: Global Health and HIV/AIDS

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    During the 2008 Presidential campaign, now President Barack Obama and Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain announced a number of policy proposals and positions related to global health and the HIV/AIDS epidemic, both globally and domestically. This document summarizes those positions as staked out during the presidential campaign. It is adapted from the side-by-side comparisons examining the positions of the presidential candidates on these issues. Issue Spotlight (.pdf)

  • Behavior Change for HIV Prevention: (Re) Considerations for the 21st Century

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    The Global HIV Prevention Working Group issued a report, "Behavior Change for HIV Prevention: (Re) Considerations for the 21st Century." The Global HIV Prevention Working Group is a panel of nearly 50 leading public health experts, clinicians, biomedical, and behavioral researchers, and people affected by HIV/AIDS, convened by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Kaiser Family Foundation. Executive Summary (.pdf) Final Report (.pdf)

  • National ADAP Monitoring Project Annual Report, April 2008

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    The National ADAP Monitoring Project Annual Report provides the latest data on state AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs). ADAPs, part of the Ryan White Program, provide HIV medications to low-income people with HIV/AIDS who have limited or no prescription drug coverage. ADAPs operate in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories and associated jurisdictions. The report, the 12th in an annual series, was prepared by the Kaiser Family Foundation and the National…

  • National ADAP Monitoring Project 2008 Annual Report

    Report

    The National ADAP Monitoring Project Annual Report provides the latest data on state AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs). ADAPs, part of the Ryan White Program, provide HIV medications to low-income people with HIV/AIDS who have limited or no prescription drug coverage. ADAPs operate in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories and associated jurisdictions. The report, the 12th in an annual series, was released by the Kaiser Family Foundation and the National…

  • Insurance Coverage and Access to HIV Testing and Treatment: Considerations for Individuals at Risk for Infection and for Those with Undiagnosed Infection

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    Of the estimated 1.2 million people living with HIV/AIDS in the United States, approximately 500,000 are not receiving care for their disease. This includes an estimated 250,000 people who do not know they are HIV positive. This article reviews data on insurance coverage and access to HIV testing and treatment, with a particular focus on individuals who are at risk for HIV infection and those whose infection is undiagnosed. The article, co-authored by Kaiser HIV…

  • Making HIV Prevention Paramount in the Next Phase of the U.S. Global HIV/AIDS Response: A Report from the CSIS Task Force on HIV/AIDS

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    This report from The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Task Force on HIV/AIDS, in collaboration with the Kaiser Family Foundation, examines the current global HIV prevention response by the United States under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and outlines challenges to opportunities for heightening a focus on HIV prevention in the next phase of the U.S. response. Report (.pdf)

  • The Multisectoral Impact of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic – A Primer

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    As the number of people living with HIV/AIDS continues to grow, the pandemic has affected many sectors of society, reaching well beyond its direct human toll. The Kaiser Family Foundation has prepared a primer on The Multisectoral Impact of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic, which explains this concept and summarizes key research assessing impacts to date in many of the worst affected countries, including effects on population structure and demographics, individuals and households, the public and private…