The summer issue of HIV Specialist explores the Ryan White CARE Act 20 years after its inception and the impact of Health Care Reform on HIV providers. This issue can be accessed online here.
American
Academy of HIV Medicine Warns That Plan Implementation
Will Depend on Adequate HIV Workforce
7/13/10 - Washington, DC:
The American Academy of HIV Medicine (AAHIVM) today applauded the first-ever
National HIV/AIDS Strategy, acknowledging the enormous effort and dedication by
the executive branch, Jeffrey
Crowley, Director of the Office of National AIDS Policy, and his staff.
“We hope the
National Strategy will have the impact needed to turn the tide on the domestic
epidemic,” said James M. Friedman, executive director of AAHIVM. “HIV care
providers in the U.S. have been on the frontlines of the fight against HIV/AIDS
for three decades. We are pleased to finally see the U.S. government yield a
formal strategy to the fight.”
In an article about the increasing
number of HIV patients identified with Houston’s new aggressive routine testing
practices, the American Academy of HIV Medicine stresses the importance of
Medicaid reimbursements and the need to replenish the HIV care workforce. Read
the full article here.