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U.S. AIDS Drug Assistance Programs With Waiting Lists

The U.S. AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) is a more than one-billion dollar program that is part of Title II of the Ryan White CARE Act. There are approximately 143,000, mostly uninsured people, receiving their HIV meds on this program.

As of July 3, 2008, there were 35 individuals on ADAP waiting lists in two states. As of May 15, 2008, two ADAPs had implemented cost-containment measures since the ADAP fiscal year began on April 1, 2008. Two ADAPs report anticipating the need to implement new or additional cost-containment measures during the current ADAP fiscal year ending March 31, 2009.

Arizona:

Anticipating new/additional cost-containment measures

Indiana:

28 on a waiting list
Anticipating new/additional cost-containment measures

Montana:

7 on waiting list
Reduced formulary

Utah:

Reduced formulary

This data is from The ADAP Watch (PDF) (July 10, 2008)

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