 
December 18, 2008
New York ADAP Suffers $65 Million Cut in 2009
Faced with a $13.7 billion deficit for the next fiscal year beginning April 1, Governor David Paterson proposed a 2009 state budget that will reduce funding for AIDS services, including a $65 million reduction of the AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP), which pays for HIV meds and some medical services for uninsured people not eligible for Medicaid, reports the Gay City News.
“With the incidence of HIV infection on the rise, particularly among communities of color, women and young gay men, it is ill advised to cut funding to HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention,” said Marjorie J. Hill, PhD, chief executive officer of Gay Men’s Health Crisis (GMHC), in a written statement. “On the contrary, additional investments in HIV/AIDS programs will not only work to save lives and create improved health outcomes, but will also save the state money in the long run by cutting down on costs for acute medical care.”
According to the article, the state plans to recover from the ADAP cut through rebates from drug companies and additional federal funds. According to Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation data, the state’s contribution to the 2007 ADAP budget was $45 million. The federal government gave $136 million and rebates from drug companies accounted for $59 million.
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Thomas B. Bowie, Jr., Rossie, NY, 2008-12-23 08:36:38
Getting a handle on the medical money spent on HIV/AIDS care in the USA is like trying to thread a needle with a dirty pair of glasses. I moved from CT to Upstate NY in 2007. I was amazed at the difference in Ryan White Dollars used. (Federal AIDS $$$ Taxpayer $$$). Trying to get ADAP to pay for something in Northern NY is a joke. No one seems to know what or how it works. Plus it will not supplement my insurance. ADAP is all or nothing in medical payments. Drugs it pays for. A joke!
dying to get meds, atlanta, 2008-12-19 08:48:19
if theyed cut adap that much uno that means waiting list and what do you think it means for smaller areas of hiv population.....be afraid be very afraid!
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