SPNS Transgender Women of Color Initiative Intervention Manuals
Innovative models for linking and retaining transgender women of color in HIV care.
Resource updated 10/18/2023
Innovative models for linking and retaining transgender women of color in HIV care.
Resource updated 10/18/2023
Step-by-step process for measuring clinical performance with the goal of improving quality of care:
Resource updated 09/19/2023
Review of the roles and functioning of Ryan White Part A planning councils.
Resource updated 09/19/2023
RWHAP Technical Assistance Provider updated on 05/28/2024
Resource updated 01/18/2024
Resource updated 06/28/2024
Resource for medical providers dealing with cultural challenges in serving Asian and Pacific Islander (API) patients living with HIV/AIDS.
Resource updated 09/14/2023
Part A Planning Councils of HRSA's Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) are appointed by the Chief Elected Official (CEO) for the Eligible Metropolitan Area (EMA)/Transitional Grant Area (TGA). Planning Councils do needs assessments and then set HIV/AIDS related service priorities for RWHAP Part A funds, based on identified needs. Planning Councils are also required to jointly develop a comprehensive plan with the Ryan White Part A recipient.
Approaches to providing and linking to housing services and serving homeless and unstably housed clients.
Spotlight: See resources developed by The HIV, Housing & Employment Project, a HRSA SPNS initiative.
The health care insurance coverage landscape has seen rapid changes in recent years. Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) care providers work with public and private payers to secure inclusion in their networks and reimbursement for services not covered by grants. RWHAP staff also serve as counselors/navigators to help clients make wise choices on health insurance coverage.
Eligibility determination is a process of collecting information from an individual in order to provide access to appropriate sources of health insurance, services, and other benefits. Such determinations take place at initial intake but also at periodic intervals (recertification) to verify any changes in eligibility status. Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program eligibility determination and enrollment processes help ensure:
The Ryan White eligibility determination processes contain a collection of information on multiple criteria:
The Eligibility Determination processes are being enhanced via online systems that interface with insurance Marketplace systems established under the Affordable Care Act.
A sampling of HIV clinical training resources (e.g., guidelines, clinical tools) are featured here. For more, see the AIDS Education and Training Center's (AETC) National Coordinating Resource Center (NCRC) for training (e.g., National HIV Curriculum, webinars); consultations (e.g., National Clinician Consultation Center, access to regional experts); library (e.g., guidelines, training tools, and more, organized by topic); and community (e.g., newsletters).
The AETC Program is the clinical training arm of HRSA's Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program.
The Access, Care, and Engagement (ACE) TA Center is building Ryan White agency capacity to enroll clients in health coverage. See also Enrollment Resources for Consumers.
Resources for Ryan White programs in assessing Qualified Health Plans (QHPs) in relation to the needs of people living with HIV/AIDS.
Collection of tools on third-party billing and reimbursement and calculating the cost of care.
Collection of resources on contracting with health insurance plans and provider networks, with an emphasis on leveraging the agency's role as an Essential Community Provider (ECP). Marketplace plans must include some ECPs in their provider networks.
Videos for your waiting room or website, posters, fact sheets, and other resources developed to educate and inform RWHAP clients about health care and insurance.
Agencies can fiscally benefit by generating program income through contracts with public and private payers and efficient billing systems.
Linkage services are critical to helping people living with HIV find and stay in care. For newly diagnosed people, rapid (same day) linkage is becoming a standard. Patients undergoing life transitions (moving, loss of insurance, release from jail or prison) need linkage services that are sensitive to their situations.