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On August 18, we celebrated the 33rd anniversary of the Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP).News Article updated on 08/25/2023
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Integrated HIV Prevention and Care Plan Summary Statement Overview
HRSA/CDC review of the HIV Integrated Prevention and Care Plan Summary Statement, CY 2022-2026.Resource updated 08/03/2023
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Understanding Dual Eligibility: A Guide for People with HIV About Medicare and Medicaid Coverage
Medicare-Medicaid dual eligibility can be a complex topic with many nuances.
This tool is intended to help people with HIV understand the basics of eligibility and coverage, the unique benefits of being dually eligible for both programs, as well as how the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) can support dually eligible clients.
This tool covers:
Resource updated 01/12/2024
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Virginia Rapid Start Collaborative
Virginia Rapid Start launched with HIV care providers across the state with goals to initiate ART for clients within 14 days of HIV diagnosis and to improve access to, and retention in, high-quality HIV care and support services. Through Virginia Rapid Start, providers initiated ART medications within an average of four days of HIV diagnosis, as compared with the statewide average of 28 days. Virginia Rapid Start clients had higher rates of viral suppression compared to both the RWHAP Part B overall and Virginia overall. The success of Virginia Rapid Start led VDH to expand the program to the entire Virginia RWHAP Part B.Resource from the RWHAP Best Practices Compilation updated on 01/18/2024
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Improving Sexual Health among Adolescents and Young Adults
The Adolescent Quality Learning Network (AQLN) identified barriers to sexual health care in four areas: sexual health assessment; receipt of sexual health counseling; three-site STI testing; and receipt of STI treatment. The AQLN then tested approaches to address the identified barriers including opt-out testing, self-rectal swabs, and creating a sex positive environment in the clinic. After one year, the AQLN found improvements in the percentage of clients assessed for sexual health risks, as well as improvements in testing and treatment of STIs.Resource from the RWHAP Best Practices Compilation updated on 01/03/2024
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Funding Opportunity: RWHAP Implementation for HIV Clinical Quality Improvement (HRSA-24-072)
This HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau pre-application webinar was for the Notice of Funding Opportunity, Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) Implementation for HIV Clinical Quality Improvement (HRSA-24-072).Resource updated 01/29/2024
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Konprann Doub Elijibilite: Yon Gid pou Moun ki Gen Asirans Medicare ak Medicaid
Doub elijibilite Medicare-Medicaid la kapab yon sijè konplèks ki gen anpil niyans. Zouti sa a se pou ede moun ki enfekte ak VIH konprann fondman elijibilite ak pwoteksyon asirans lan, avantaj inik ki genyen lè moun doubman elijib pou toulede pwogram yo, ansanm ak kijan Pwogram Ryan White VIH/SIDA (RWHAP) a kapab sipòte kliyan ki doubman elijib yo.
Zouti sa a abòde:
Resource updated 01/10/2024
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Comprender la Doble Elegibilidad: Una guía para personas con VIH sobre la cobertura de Medicare y Medicaid
La doble elegibilidad para Medicare-Medicaid puede ser un asunto complejo con muchas particularidades. Este recurso fue preparado con la intención de ayudar a las personas con VIH a entender los aspectos básicos relativos a la elegibilidad y la cobertura, los beneficios particulares de ser doblemente elegible para ambos programas, y cómo el Programa Ryan White contra el VIH/SIDA (RWHAP, por sus siglas en inglés) puede apoyar a los usuarios con doble elegibilidad.
Este recurso cubre los siguientes aspectos:
Resource updated 01/10/2024
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Huntridge Rapid Start Initiative
The Huntridge Family Clinic launched the Rapid Start Initiative to provide same-day ART treatment and comprehensive case management to clients with a new diagnosis of HIV. Over 90% of clients received ART on the same day as diagnosis, and 78% of clients were retained in care within the first year of starting treatment.Resource from the RWHAP Best Practices Compilation updated on 01/08/2024
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Positive Care Center Rapid Access
Positive Care Center implemented the Rapid Access program in 2018, providing clients with ART on the same day as HIV diagnosis. Pharmacists, embedded within Positive Care Center’s care team, help clients with their treatment plans and adherence strategies. Over 90% of clients served through Rapid Access in 2021 received ART on the same day as diagnosis, and 82% of clients were retained in care at six months.Resource from the RWHAP Best Practices Compilation updated on 01/12/2024
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EHE Expenditures Report Manual
Instructions on how all EHE recipients can access, complete, and submit the EHE Expenditures Report.Resource updated 02/26/2024
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EHE Allocations Report Manual
Instructions on how all EHE recipients can access, complete, and submit the EHE Allocations Report.Resource updated 02/26/2024
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Tool for People with HIV: Medicare-Medicaid Dual Eligibility
You asked, we listened: New resource for people with HIV on Medicare-Medicaid dual eligibility now available.News Article updated on 01/22/2024 -
Kern County Rapid ART
Kern County Rapid ART links people with a new diagnosis of HIV to ART. The Kern County Health Officer’s Clinic identifies people with a new diagnosis of HIV through onsite testing, surveillance data, and referrals from local hospital emergency departments. Kern County Rapid ART provides support services and refers clients to other community clinics for ongoing care. A study of clients with a new diagnosis of HIV in 2021 found that on average, Kern County Rapid ART clients were linked to care and provided ART within two days of diagnosis.Resource from the RWHAP Best Practices Compilation updated on 01/24/2024
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RWHAP Part B Federal Financial Reports (FFRs), Carryover Requests, and Penalties
Session for Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) Part B recipients on the Federal Financial Report (FFR).Resource updated 11/02/2023
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American Rescue Plan Subsidies Make Marketplace and COBRA Insurance More Affordable
The American Rescue Plan includes new premium subsidies to help people afford their Marketplace and COBRA health insurance plans.Blog updated 03/21/2023
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Expanding Oral Health Care Services for People with HIV
Extramural dental clinics implemented the medical home model, with integrated trauma-informed care, to expand oral health care services for people with HIV, and saw increases in referrals from partner organizations and the number of new clients.Resource from the RWHAP Best Practices Compilation updated on 11/22/2023
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National Transgender HIV Testing Day
This awareness raising day recognizes the disproportionate impact of HIV on transgender people and the importance of increased testing and access to HIV care for transgender and gender non-binary people.Event updated 01/18/2024
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New Health Coverage Opportunities and Resources through the American Rescue Plan Act
The American Rescue Plan Act includes expanded eligibility for both Marketplace and COBRA subsidies and more. Also, the 2019 Public Charge rule will no longer be enforced.Blog updated 12/15/2021
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HRSA on Transitioning Clients from EHE to RWHAP Funding
From the HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau Bulletin - 3/26/21
News Article updated on 03/29/2021