Posts Tagged AIDS Drug Assistance Programs

Patient advocates concerned about future of AIDS Drug Assistance Program

By Marcos Restrepo | 02.13.12 | 4:00 pm | More from The Florida Independent

Despite a significant drop in the number of patients on Florida’s AIDS Drug Assistance Program waiting list there are still concerns about that number rising over the coming months. More…

Florida’s AIDS drug-assistance waiting list expected to grow in 2012

By Marcos Restrepo | 01.11.12 | 1:46 pm | More from The Florida Independent

The waiting list to enroll in Florida’s AIDS Drug Assistance Program grew to almost 1,200 (PDF) people in early January, according to the National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors, known as NASTAD. More…

Number of Floridians on AIDs-drug waiting list drugs drops dramatically

By Marcos Restrepo | 12.02.11 | 4:26 pm | More from The Florida Independent

The Florida Department of Health announced Thursday that its AIDS Drug Assistance Program waiting list has dropped to a little more than 800 individuals.The AIDS Drug Assistance Program, a nationwide payer of last resort for people who cannot afford their HIV/AIDS medications, has been in a funding crisis More… since 2010, which

On World AIDS Day, Obama announces more funding to domestic AIDS programs

By Marcos Restrepo | 12.01.11 | 2:49 pm | More from The Florida Independent

President Obama announced today that $50 million in additional funds will be going toward treatment and care for people living with HIV/AIDS in the U.S.
Obama said during “The Beginning of the End of AIDS,” an online conference organized by ONE International More…, “a grassroots advocacy and campaigning organization that

VIDEO: HIV/AIDS advocates propose measures to boost prevention and treatment

By Marcos Restrepo | 12.01.11 | 2:32 pm | More from The Florida Independent

Gov. Rick Scott extended(PDF) “greetings and best wishes to all those observing” World AIDS Day today, while organizations in Florida and the U.S. are calling for action against the problems people living with HIV/AIDS are facing. More …

New numbers show the depth of Florida’s HIV/AIDS crisis

By Marcos Restrepo | 11.29.11 | 5:19 pm | More from The Florida Independent

With World AIDS Day 2011 two days away, there is still an urgent need to strengthen testing, prevention and treatment strategies to decrease the impact of HIV and AIDS in United States.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Vital Signs November report issued today indicates that

about 1.2 million More…

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Advocates testify against restricting eligibility to Florida AIDS Drug Assistance Program

By Marcos Restrepo | 05.06.11 | 11:55 am | More from The Florida Independent

HIV/AIDS patient advocates said this week in public debates in Miami and Tampa that they oppose recently proposed cuts to eligibility to the state’s AIDS Drug Assistance Program. # More…

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GLBT Democratic Caucus head slams Florida for alleged mismanagement of AIDS funds

By Marcos Restrepo | 04.26.11 | 3:03 pm | More from The Florida Independent

Responding to a federal report obtained by The Florida Independent that alleges that Florida has mismanaged funds for a program meant to supply HIV/AIDS medications to low-income citizens, Michael Rajner — legislative director of the Florida GLBT Democratic Caucus More… — says the state has downplayed how neglect has played an important part