ADAP
The North Carolina AIDS Drug Assistance Program provides life-saving medications for low-income people with HIV who have no public or private insurance. It closed to new clients January 22, 2010 and started a waiting list that increased steadily to 811 on July 7, 2010. The drug formulary was reduced to only HIV medications -- other important drugs in Tiers 2 and 3 were no longer provided. Thanks to the state legislatures response to advocacy for more money, an additional appropriation of $14.3 million was approved in the state budget. As of July 15, 2010, everyone on the waiting list with an income at or below 125% of poverty has been added to the program. That still leave many unserved. The previous income limit of 300% of poverty has been reduced to 125%.
On the federal level, the administration announced $25 million in additional funding that is to be apportioned nationally. This will make little impact on the growing wait lists nationally. A hoped for additionl federal appropriation to the states of $126 million has stalled in Congress.
Overview:
The ADAP program is funded jointly by the federal and state governments. more
ADAP In the News:
U.S. to Provide $25 million to Help Provide AIDS Drugs, New York Times, July 9, 2010
What Does an ADAP Waiting List Really Mean? A Look at the Deepening Crisis From HIV/AIDS Service Organizations' Point of View, The Body, July 8, 2010
AIDS Waiting Lists Grow Amid Economic Woes, National Public Radio, July 7, 2010
Economy Hurts Government Aid for H.I.V. Drugs, New York Times, July 1, 2010
AIDS assistance slow to reach N.C. patients, Fayetteville Observer, June 10, 2010
AIDS drug funds threatened by Tea Party scare?, Washington Blade, June 9, 2010
A Matter of Life and Death, Carrboro Citizen, Ian Palmquist, May 27, 2010
AIDS meds assistance program in jeopardy, Mountain Express, Michael Muller, May 2, 2010
Governor Perdue Stands Up for the AIDS Drug Assistance Program, Equality NC, April 21, 2010
A Storm: AIDS program cut could haunt taxpayers later, Fayetteville Observer, April 20, 2010
Forum speakers say county may face HIV epidemic, Fayetteville Observer, Jennifer Calhoun, April 17, 2010
Restore an AIDS Lifeline, Raleigh News & Observer, April 7, 2010, John Bartlett, MD and Carolyn McAllaster
The life-threatening budget cuts, Carrboro Citizen, Chris Fitzsimon, March 18, 2010
Budget crisis forces cuts to State AIDS Programs, News 14, Charlotte, March 18, 2010
HIV/AIDS patients struggle to afford medications without state program, WRAL, Raleigh, March 16, 2010
HIV/AIDS Adovocates Fight To Get Life-Saving Medications To Patients, WFMY, March 15, 2010
Changes coming for HIV/AIDS drug assistance program, News 14, February 16, 2010
AIDS program must stay open to new applicants, Greensboro Record, Letter to the Editor, February 12, 2010
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