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States Move to Limit Access to H.I.V. Treatment
Florida's emergency rule cuts ADAP income eligibility from 400% to 130% of poverty level, risking access for 16,000 people and limiting coverage of the key HIV drug Biktarvy.
- On Sunday, the Florida Department of Health issued an emergency rule lowering ADAP eligibility to 130% of the federal poverty level and restricting Biktarvy coverage.
- Officials said the cuts were driven by a projected $120 million shortfall, rising insurance premiums, and flat federal funding amid a 30 percent enrollment surge in ADAPs.
- HIV advocates estimate 16,000 of the 30,000 Floridians enrolled in ADAP face restricted access, warning cuts could increase infections, hospitalizations, and medication rationing.
- The emergency rule is limited to 90 days and cannot be renewed; Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services opened a special enrollment period on Friday, while a foundation filed an injunction to halt ADAP restrictions.
- Across the U.S., nearly 20 states are imposing restrictions while 19 states have taken cost-cutting measures, and five other states are considering changes next month, straining ADAPs that support roughly 25 percent of 1.2 million people living with H.I.V.
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Florida restricts access to HIV drugs for thousands
The Florida Department of Health imposed an emergency rule on Sunday that could prevent thousands of lower-income or uninsured people from being able to pay for their HIV medication.The rule drastically cut funding and eligibility for the state’s AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP), impacting an estimated 16,000 residents, according to the HIV Medicine Association. The cuts were driven by a
They warn that about 16,000 of some 30,000 people affected by HIV may face difficulties in receiving the necessary treatments.
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