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As the President's Advisory Council on HIV and AIDS (PACHA) Meets in DC This Week, AHF Offers Input on Redesign of Nation's Premier AIDS Program
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WASHINGTON, June 20 /PRNewswire/ -- As the President's Council on HIV and AIDS (PACHA) gathers in Washington this week for one of its ongoing planning meetings to help guide the President and Administration on AIDS policy, AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) the nation's largest provider of HIV/AIDS medical care serving thousands of patients at 14 healthcare centers in California and Florida, will host a media availability today & tomorrow to discuss AHF's call to redesign the Ryan White CARE Act, the nation's AIDS program that is the principle source of funding for AIDS care and services for cities and states nationwide. The Ryan White CARE Act is due for Congressional reauthorization later this year, and reauthorization will be discussed by PACHA during the meeting.
AHF's plan to overhaul Ryan White calls for streamlining the Act to include only two 'Titles' or categories (as opposed to the six categories that currently comprise it) and requiring that cities receiving Ryan White funding earmark a minimum of 65% of such funds for primary HIV medical care, up from an average of less than 25% currently being spent. It is expected that administrative costs will be greatly reduced (current law allows for each RW Title or category to spend a certain percentage on administrative costs, so with only two categories, such spending will be reduced and redirected to client care and services). AHF President Michael Weinstein and AHF General Counsel Tom Myers will be available to discuss AHF's suggested changes to the CARE Act today and tomorrow.
SOURCE AIDS Healthcare Foundation
06/20/2005 13:46 ET
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