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  • Title: Chances dim for fiscal '97 boost in AIDS drug funds.
    Journal: AIDS Policy Law; 1997 Jun 13; 12(11):1, 10. PubMed ID: 11364383.
    Abstract:
    Congressional leaders rejected a proposal to supplement Federal funding for State-run AIDS drug assistance programs (ADAP), and President Clinton refused to intervene. A proposal by Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) that included $68 million in additional ADAP funding was part of a supplemental appropriations bill aimed largely at paying for flood relief. Some State ADAP programs remain financially sound following the latest round of Ryan White CARE Act grant allocations. Several States have curtailed new enrollments or adopted other cost-saving measures. Almost all of the States' budgets are being rapidly depleted as more people demand access to expensive medicines. The worst problem is in Mississippi, where State funds are not used to cover AIDS programs. AIDS policy advocates and State public health officials were disappointed that President Clinton declined to support Rep. Pelosi's request. The President's AIDS policy director, Sandra Thurman, explained that the funding request could not be developed without taking into account two factors. First, the Department of Health and Human Services is seeking ways to extend Medicaid eligibility to more low-income people living with HIV, reducing the ADAP budget. Second, upcoming treatment guidelines could affect the amount of funding needed to adequately fund the ADAPs. The guidelines are expected to recommend combination drug therapy using a protease inhibitor.
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