Federal agency that administers the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP), which helps low-income people with HIV receive care.
The Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) is a federal program that funds care for people with HIV who have low incomes. Funds go to states and communities to deliver services. The program also requires a key role for people with HIV (often called consumers). This website has tools to help that happen. Examples include: involvement in planning, serving on clinic advisory boards, and being employed as peer educators to support others to help keep them in care.
Getting in Care, Staying in Care
- Already in care? Ask your medical team. Clients should work with their trusted HIV/AIDS care team to learn about health insurance coverage options.
- Need health insurance? Find health insurance coverage from private insurance or public insurance programs like Medicaid and Medicare at HealthCare.Gov. Also, access health insurance enrollment resources for consumers.
- Need help with drug costs? If your insurance doesn't pay for your medications, you or your care team can look for help from Pharmaceutical Company Patient Assistance Programs and Cost-Sharing Assistance Programs. Much of the same information is also presented in HIV Medication Assistance Programs (AETC NCRC).
- Need help with HIV services, like finding a clinic? Find Ryan White Services near you. One good place to start is the RWHAP Part B website for your state. Often, they list hotlines, lists of agencies, and grievance/complaint forms. You can also contact our Help Desk. For a full range of health, social, and housing services, go to HIV.gov's Find HIV Services Near You.
- Need to learn more about HIV? Go to HIV.gov's HIV Basics webpages.
Resources and TA/Training for People with HIV
Explore these Resource topics:
- People with HIV & Community Involvement - These resources present information on varied topics, like:
- Community Advisory Boards - how to set up and improve a community advisory board.
- Peer Programs - train patients and community members to support other patients.
- Quality Management - HRSA's standards and tools and resources to measure and improve performance.
- Health Coverage - Learn about enrolling in health coverage, making changes, and using your health insurance.
- Planning - These resources including training to support the role of consumers in Ryan White decision-making. Start with the Planning Body Operations resources, particularly the Planning Council Primer and the Training Guide for RWHAP Part A Planning Councils/Planning Bodies: A Member’s First Planning Cycle.
Stay Informed - Sign up for HRSA-supported RWHAP listservs.
Key Resources
Website
- HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB)
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
U.S. HIV-related treatment guidelines, drug database, and glossary.
Best Practices
- SPNS Community Health Worker InitiativeResources to help clinics integrate community health workers (CHW) into an HIV multidisciplinary team model.
Documents
- HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB), NASTAD
CPAPA is no longer being updated by NASTAD and has been replaced by Pharmaceutical Company Patient Assistance Programs and Cost-Sharing Assistance Programs.
- Planning CHATT
Review of the roles and functioning of Ryan White Part A planning councils.
- Boston University School of Social Work Center for Innovation in Social Work and Health, HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB)
Training compendium for agencies seeking to develop programs that utilize peers to help engage and retain other people with HIV in care. Also en Espanol: Componentes Esenciales para la Capacitación y Éxito de los Trabajadores Pares (Peers)
- HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB)
Materials to help programs develop strategies to employ Ryan White consumers/people with HIV.
- Planning CHATT
Resources to support orientation and training for current and potential members of PC/PBs and their communities.