Ideas, mandates, and options for state Medicaid programs to improve HIV services are outlined in a January 15, 2015 CMS informational bulletin.
In large part, Opportunities to Improve HIV Testing, Prevention, and Care Delivery for Medicaid and CHIP Beneficiaries is a summation of every idea and innovation pursued under HRSA’s Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP), under legislation and policy. Examples include: rapid ART, expansion of HIV testing in locations and among populations at higher risk (e.g., emergency departments), coordination of services across payers, expansion of PrEP and DoxyPEP, lowering of HIV testing in locations costs for patients, enhancement of Medicaid drug formularies to reduce barriers to treatment options, and measures to enhance coverage of community health workers and patient navigators.
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