We have worked on the following papers

ADAP (AIDS Drug Assistance Program)

Summary

The AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) is a federal-state program that provides prescription drugs to HIV positive individuals who are under-insured or uninsured and low income. The purpose of the program is to provide access to medication treatment and prevent health deterioration of those living with HIV. Because ADAPs are not entitlements and are financed through discretionary funding, there are times when ADAPs must balance increases in utilization with resources that are subject to change. Indeed, in January 2010 North Carolina capped enrollment in the program and limited the medication formulary, the quantity and type of drugs available. These actions took place as a result of tenuous economic conditions that have cause increases in unemployment and uninsured rates across the state, along with increases in ADAP utilization and drug costs.  download full paper

The Affordable Care Act and the Future of AIDS Service Organizations

Since the first identified cases of HIV/AIDS in 1981, 1.7 million Americans have been infected and 600,000 have died from the disease. Prevention strategies to reduce transmission and treatment innovations have substantially reduced HIV/AIDS morbidity and mortality. The incidence has leveled off at about 50,000 new cases per year, yet the number of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) has surpassed 1.1 million and is expected to continue rising. Infected people are living longer and the rising number of PLWHA suggests that there are more people who could potentially transmit the virus to others. download full paper