U.S. Government Assistance: AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs)

The Basics

Despite Tough Economic Times, Most U.S. ADAPs Have Been Able to Weather Storm, Report Finds (April 8, 2009)
Although a whopping 21 ADAPs have experienced budget cuts within the past year, most programs were able to balance available resources and demand for services for the more than 100,000 people nationwide who benefit from ADAPs, the report found.
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
National ADAP Monitoring Project Annual Report -- Formularies (PDF) (April 2009)
From National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors and Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
AIDS Drug Assistance Programs: A Lifeline for People With HIV (October 2008)
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In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs) Fact Sheet (PDF) (April 2008)
From Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
National ADAP Monitoring Project: Annual Report (PDF) (April 2008)
From National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors
Many ADAPs Overpay for HIV Meds, Report Finds (PDF) (April 2006)
From U.S. Government Accountability Office
ADAP Cost-Containment Strategies as of February 2006 (March 2006)
From Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
ADAP Formularies as of September 2004 (PDF) (April 2005)
From Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
New York AIDS Drug Assistance Program Information (April 2005)
From New York State Department of Health
AIDS Drug Assistance Programs: A Promising Start, a Shaky Future (Fall 2004)
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In ACRIA Update, from AIDS Community Research Initiative of America
The AIDS Drug Assistance Program: Past, Present, Future (August 27, 2004)
An overview of the history, current status and potential next steps for this critical program.
In AIDS Action Weekly Update, from AIDS Action Council
AIDS Drug Assistance Program Fact Sheet (2003)
From U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration
The Ryan White CARE Act AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (January 2001)
From U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration

Personal Accounts

ADAP Allowed Me to Live (Fall 2008)
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In Achieve, from ACRIA and GMHC
Becoming a Voice for Change (Fall 2008)
When people on South Carolina's ADAP waiting list started dying without treatment and she was diagnosed with pneumonia, Deadre Lawson-Smith realized there was no more time to wait for something to happen.
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In Achieve, from ACRIA and GMHC
Personal Perspective: Waiting for ADAP (Fall 2004)
Henry E. Dendy shares wisdom he gained from spending endless hours trying to navigate the complex requirements for North Carolina's AIDS Drug Assistance Program, Medicaid and drug companies' patient assistance programs.
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In ACRIA Update, from AIDS Community Research Initiative of America
ADAP: The Power for Change (May/June 2004)
With his health failing and North Carolina's system unable to help him, Keith Green moved to Illinois to get the HIV care he needed.
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network

Statistics

How Many People With HIV Lived in the Areas Hit by the Hurricane Katrina? (PDF) (September 2005)
ADAP enrollment data and other information about HIV-positive people in Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi.
From Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation