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AIDS Action Council
Support Life-Saving Drugs for All HIV-Positive AmericansSeptember 26, 1997 This article is part of TheBody.com's archive. Because it contains information that may no longer be accurate, this article should only be considered a historical document. For the first time since the epidemic began, exciting new drug therapies that
can prevent the onset of full-blown AIDS have instilled hope in the one million
Americans who are HIV-positive. But due to Washington gridlock, hope is not
translating to reality for thousands of the most vulnerable HIV-positive men and
women.
Medicaid, the health care program for the poor, does not provide access to the drugs that prevent full-blown AIDS until one develops full-blown AIDS. If the automobile industry followed Washington's health care model, they'd only be installing air bags in cars that have already crashed. Let Washington policy-makers know that you support AIDS Action's proposal to ensure access to life-saving drugs for everyone. Please e-mail your name and address to AIDS Action at medicaid@aidsaction.org to register your endorsement. For further information, read a copy of the white paper, "Expanding Eligibility for Medicaid to Persons with HIV Disease", which is posted at http://www.aidsaction.org/medicaid.htm.
1875 Connecticut Avenue, NW Suite 700 Washington, DC 20009 (202) 986-1300 fax (202) 986-1345 E-Mail: aidsaction@aidsaction.org This article is part of TheBody.com's archive. Because it contains information that may no longer be accurate, this article should only be considered a historical document. This article was provided by AIDS Action Council.
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