The ADAP Watch

ADAPs With Other Cost-Containment Strategies (Instituted Since April 1, 2009, as of February 1, 2012)

Alabama: capped enrollment, reduced formulary
Arizona: reduced formulary
Arkansas: reduced formulary
Florida: reduced formulary, transitioned 5,403 clients to Welvista from February 15 to March 31, 2011
Georgia: reduced formulary, implemented medical criteria, participating in the Alternative Method Demonstration Project
Illinois: reduced formulary, instituted monthly expenditure cap ($2,000 per client per month), disenrolled clients not accessing ADAP for 90 days
Kentucky: reduced formulary
Louisiana: discontinued reimbursement of laboratory assays
Nebraska: reduced formulary
North Carolina: reduced formulary
North Dakota: capped enrollment, instituted annual expenditure cap
Ohio: reduced formulary
Puerto Rico: reduced formulary
Utah: reduced formulary
Virginia: reduced formulary, restricted eligibility criteria, transitioned 204 clients onto waiting list
Washington: instituted client cost sharing, reduced formulary, only paying insurance premiums for clients currently on antiretrovirals
Wyoming: capped enrollment, reduced formulary, instituted client cost sharing

ADAPs Considering New/Additional Cost-Containment Measures (Before March 31, 2012*)

Alaska: reduce formulary
Florida: lower financial eligibility
Kentucky: reduce formulary
Montana: reduce formulary
Nebraska: disenroll clients based on medical criteria
Oregon: reduce formulary
Puerto Rico: reduce formulary
Tennessee: establish waiting list
Washington: lower financial eligibility
Wyoming: establish waiting list, lower financial eligibility, institute client cost sharing

Access to Medications

Case management services are being provided to ADAP waiting list clients through ADAP (2 ADAPs), Part B (9 ADAPs), contracted agencies (6 ADAPs), and other agencies, including other Parts of Ryan White (5 ADAPs).

For clients on ADAP waiting lists who are currently on or in need of medications, 11 ADAP waiting list states confirm that ADAP waiting list clients are receiving medications through either pharmaceutical company patient assistance programs (PAPs), Welvista, or other mechanisms available within the state.

* March 31, 2012 is the end of ADAP FY2011. ADAP fiscal years begin April 1 and end March 31.