U.S. Government Assistance: Medicaid, Housing, ADAP, Social Security

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Public Funding for HIV/AIDS (July/August 2004)
Basic information about how Medicare, Medicaid and the Ryan White CARE Act serve people with HIV in the United States.
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project

Overview of Medicaid, ADAP & Housing Programs

disabilitydirect.gov (Regularly Updated)
Online access to resources, services and information for the disabled available through the federal government.
Tool Time! NAHC-Compiled Guide Has All the Facts on Why HIV/AIDS Housing Is Essential and Effective -- Become an Insta-Expert and Wow Your Friends and Representatives! (September 14, 2007)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
An Overview of AIDS Drug Access in the United States (May 2004)
Transcript of a talk by Christine Lubinski, Executive Director of the HIV Medicine Association.
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In IAPAC Monthly, from International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care
Access to Care and Treatment for HCV (August 2003)
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A patient's guide to paying for treatment.
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In WISE Words, from Project Inform
Federal AIDS Policy Emergencies (June 27, 2003)
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Brief updates on important news regarding ADAP, Social Security, Medicaid, Medicare, HIV prevention guidelines and research funding.
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
Court Says N.Y. Short-Shifted HIV Patients on Benefits (June 18, 2003)
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In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Canada: HIV Patients Check Out of Hospital Against Medical Advice to Collect Welfare (September 19, 2002)
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In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
When Leaving May Be the Right Thing to Do (June/July 2002)
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How to take advantage of the Family and Medical Leave Act.
In Positive Living, from AIDS Project Los Angeles
Benefits Programs Help Those Who Can No Longer Work (2002)
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Consider Electronic Deposits (December 2001/January 2002)
An electronic transfer account can make getting government assistance quicker and easier.
In Positive Living, from AIDS Project Los Angeles
Fiscal Year 2002 President's Budget Request for the National Institutes of Health (April 2001)
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From U.S. National Institutes of Health
Money Matters: Forgotten Benefits for Forgotten Men and Women (September 2000)
Veterans Administration programs.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
Disability Benefits: New Law Will Help Disabled Return to Work (January 7, 2000)
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From AIDS Treatment News
You're Entitled! (July 1999)
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About Body Positive's benefits counseling program.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
Guaranteeing Treatment Access (April 1999)
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Why Congress should pass the Early Treatment for HIV Act.
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
Public Benefits Programs Untouched by Court Ruling (August 1998)
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In Positive Living, from AIDS Project Los Angeles
Health Benefits Revised (January 1998)
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In Body Positive, from Body Positive

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