8 Things to Know to Help Support People with HIV to Enroll in Health Coverage
Resource updated 10/30/2023
HIV counseling and testing occurs in a wide range of contexts in the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program. Situations as diverse as community outreach, partner testing, pregnancy, and labor and delivery call for special counseling approaches on the part of clinical staff. The technology of testing has continued to evolve with rapid tests, oral tests, and home tests. Finally, legal requirements for offering and documenting tests in a health care settings have also shifted in many states and jurisdictions.
The Ryan White program is named in honor of Ryan White. He was a young person who was infected with HIV as a child, and died before he reached adulthood. Despite new cases of HIV infection in children falling to low levels in the United States, Ryan White providers continue to be the leaders in pediatric care. Adolescents, however, make up a high proportion of new HIV cases, and are more likely to go undiagnosed.
The Part B AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) of HRSA's Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) provides HIV/AIDS medications and access to insurance coverage to those who lack insurance and resources. Each State and Territory operates an ADAP program and is responsible for managing the purchase and distribution of medications. Each ADAP determines the medications to offer on their formulary (list of covered drugs). However, all formularies must meet a baseline standard, which is to cover all core classes of antiretroviral therapies. Clinical and income eligibility requirements vary across States/Territories as each ADAP sets its own criteria.
TB and HIV coinfection is very common globally. TB is less commonly seen in the United States. But it can provide a challenge in areas and communities where latent and active infection are seen. HRSA and the CDC have developed guidelines and training tools for clinicians tackling TB in the context of HIV infection.
A patient centered medical home (PCMH) is a health care setting that seeks to deliver care in a culturally and linguistically appropriate manner through a collection of strategies like registries, information technology, health information exchange, and other means. PCMH is an accreditation program that requires compliance with multiple criteria in order to be recognized as such under new health care reform and reimbursement policies.
Resource updated 10/30/2023
Posters on the benefits of health insurance, intended to spark conversations about enrollment.
Resource updated 09/19/2023
Hacer que los clientes participen de conversaciones sobre seguros médicos puede ser un desafío.
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Hacer que los clientes participen de conversaciones sobre seguros médicos puede ser un desafío.
Resource updated 09/19/2023
Resource from the RWHAP Best Practices Compilation updated on 06/11/2024
Federal agency within HHS responsible for promotion of health and well-being of Americans.
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RWHAP Technical Assistance Provider updated on 06/11/2024
Resource from the RWHAP Best Practices Compilation updated on 06/11/2024
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Glossary of commonly used terms under the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program.
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