"People in the United States seem to have grown complacent and forgotten that HIV/AIDS is not just a problem overseas, but one here in our own nation. With as many as 1.1 million people in our country living with HIV/AIDS, our government, through passing a new Ryan White CARE Act, must ensure that lifesaving drugs, medical care, and social services are provided to those in need, wherever they live."
"Continued flat funding for CARE Act programs will do little to help eliminate current waiting lists, and nothing to extend care and treatment to people who aren't even on those lists. Instead, it will only serve to pit city against city and state against state for the limited dollars available. A person's ability to receive treatment should not depend upon where in the country they live."
"The Ryan White CARE Act works -- that is why it must be reauthorized. In the devastation following Hurricane Katrina, one of the only bright notes was that the Ryan White/ADAP system in states across the country went into high gear to assure that poor patients could access their life-saving medications. The CARE Act and the systems it has created serve as a model for all medical care in the U.S."
"Ryan taught us that AIDS can strike anyone, anywhere. As we work together to renew the Ryan White CARE Act, I urge the Congress and the Administration to provide adequate funding so that everyone who is in need of these lifesaving medications and medical care, can have the chance to live productive, healthy and longer lives."
"With as many as 1.1 million people in the U.S. living today with HIV/AIDS, and nearly 3 out of 4 of them uninsured or relying on public assistance, the CARE Act for them is a matter of life or death. This media campaign will remind Americans that HIV/AIDS exists in everyone's neighborhood and that despite the success of the Ryan White program, not all Americans have access to lifesaving care and treatment."
"The Ryan White CARE Act has a proven track record of success in providing lifesaving drugs as well as a full range of medical care and support services. The CARE Act is keeping people alive much longer than ever before. It has had strong bipartisan support from Congressional leaders over the years. We expect the same this year -- swift passage of reauthorization legislation this fall."
Resources at The Body:
News About the Campaign
Ryan White ACTION Campaign Coverage
- Statement on the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on the Reauthorization of the Ryan White CARE Act by Jeanne White-Ginder on behalf of the Ryan White ACTION Campaign
To read PDF, click here - Ryan White Action Campaign Advocates Attending Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI); Available for Interviews (February 1, 2006)
Ryan White CARE Act Expired September 30; Lawmakers Ponder Changes to the Bill - State of the Union Health Care Flashback: President Asked For Renewed HIV/AIDS Program in 2005, Congress Failed to Deliver (January 26, 2006)
Advocates urge president to renew his commitment - Congress Set to Adjourn Without Addressing Ryan White Reauthorization (December 13, 2005)
From The Advocate - Tennessee AIDS Groups Call for Reauthorization of Ryan White Act (December 6, 2005)
From The Advocate - Jeanne White-Ginder and Ryan White Action Campaign Advocates Available for World AIDS Day Interviews (November 29, 2005)
- Future of Nation's Largest HIV/AIDS Program Will Highlight Town Hall Meeting on Dec. 1, World AIDS Day (November 28, 2005)
- World AIDS Day: Local Events Include a Quilt Panel Display and a Town Hall Meeting, and Will Push Decision Makers to Deal With the Needs of a Growing HIV/AIDS Population (November 24, 2005)
From Church Street Freedom Press - Una Tendencia Nacional (October 15, 2005)
From La Opinión - Los Angeles Latino AIDS Awareness Day Town Hall Meeting: Audio Excerpts (October 14, 2005)
From Ryan White ACTION Campaign and Bienestar Human Services Inc. - AIDS Is Still a Threat Here (September 29, 2005)
Op-Ed by Dr. David Satcher
From The Hill - New Coalition Launches Campaign to Reauthorize Ryan White Act (September 28, 2005)
From The Advocate - Press Release: New Coalition Launches Campaign to Reauthorize Ryan White CARE Act (September 22, 2005)
Ryan White CARE Act News
- 2006 Ushers in the Era of "The Medical Approach" to HIV Treatment (July/August 2006)
But will the growing shift to physician-led treatment expand health care access or ease stigma for HIV-positive Americans? And what will become of the Ryan White CARE Act?
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network - American Academy of HIV Medicine Encouraged by Senator Tom Coburn's (R-OK) Introduction of The Ryan White CARE Act Amendments of 2006 (February 28, 2006)
From American Academy of HIV Medicine - Activists Urge Ryan White CARE Act Renewal (October 14, 2005)
Federal AIDS funding program expired Sept. 30
From The Washington Blade - AIDS Action Calls on Congress to Quickly Renew the Now-Expired Ryan White Act (October 5, 2005)
From The Advocate - Ryan White Funding for Urban Areas Shouldn't Be Cut (October 3, 2005)
An editorial from the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle - Former Surgeon General Calls for Stronger, Expanded Ryan White Act (September 30, 2005)
From The Advocate - NAPWA Urges Congressional Action on Ryan White CARE Act Reauthorization and Funding (September 30, 2005)
From National Association of People With AIDS - The AIDS Institute Urges Congress to Take Up Domestic HIV/AIDS Legislation (September 29, 2005)
From The AIDS Institute - Ryan White CARE Act, a Cornerstone of HIV Treatment and Care, Expires: AIDS Action Urges Congress to Strengthen Our Nation's Response to the HIV Epidemic (September 29, 2005)
From AIDS Action Council - Media Alert: Ryan White Press Release (September 29, 2005)
From American Academy of HIV Medicine
