Public financing and delivery of HIV/AIDS care : securing the legacy of Ryan White / Committee on the Public Financing and Delivery of HIV Care, Board on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on the Public Financing and Delivery of HIV Care.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

AIDS (Disease)--Patients--Care--Government policy--United States.

AIDS (Disease).

AIDS (Disease)--Patients--Care--United States--Finance.

HIV-positive persons--Care--Government policy--United States.

HIV-positive persons.

HIV-positive persons--Care--United States--Finance.

HIV Infections--therapy.

Delivery of Health Care--standards.

Financing, Government.

United States.

Medical Subjects:

HIV Infections--therapy.

Delivery of Health Care--standards.

Financing, Government.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (364 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : National Academies Press, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Each year it is estimated that approximately 40,000 people in the U.S. are newly infected with HIV. In the late 1990s, the number of deaths from AIDS dropped 43% as a result of highly active antiretroviral therapy. Unfortunately, the complex system currently in place for financing and delivering publicly financed HIV care undermines the significant advances that have been made in the development of new technologies to treat it. Many HIV patients experience delays in access to other services that would support adhering to treatment. As a result, each year opportunities are missed that could reduce the mortality, morbidity, and disability suffered by individuals with HIV infections. Public Financing and Delivery of HIV/AIDS Care examines the current standard of care for HIV patients and assesses the extent the system currently used for financing and delivering care allows individuals with HIV to actually receive it. The book recommends an expanded federal program for the treatment of individuals with HIV, administered at the state level. This program would provide timely access and consistent benefits with a strong focus on comprehensive and continuous care and access to antiretroviral therapy. It could help improve the quality of life of HIV/AIDS patients, as well as reduce the number of deaths among those infected.

Contents:

""FRONT MATTER""; ""TABLE OF CONTENTS""; ""PROLOGUE""; ""EXECUTIVE SUMMARY""; ""1 INTRODUCTION: SECURING THE LEGACY OF RYAN WHITE""; ""2 HIV/AIDS CARE IN THE THIRD DECADE: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES IN THE CHANGING EPIDEMIC""; ""3 CURRENT FINANCING AND DELIVERY OF HIV CARE""; ""4 BARRIERS TO HIV CARE""; ""5 OPTIONS FOR FINANCING AND DELIVERING HIV CARE""; ""6 RECOMMENDATIONS""; ""APPENDIXES""; ""A TECHNICAL APPENDIX ESTIMATING THE IMPACT AND COST OF EXPANDED HIV CARE PROGRAMS""; ""B APPENDIX OVERVIEW OF CARE ACT ALLOCATION FORMULAS""

""C APPENDIX MENTAL ILLNESS AND HIV COMORBIDITY: A LARGE AND VULNERABLE HIV SUBPOPULATION""""D APPENDIX FINANCING HIV/AIDS CARE: A QUILT WITH MANY HOLES""; ""E APPENDIX TOWARDS AN UNDERSTANDING OF MEETING HIV-INFECTED SUBSTANCE USER'S NEEDS""; ""F APPENDIX COMMITTEE ON THE PUBLIC FINANCING AND DELIVERY OF HIV CARE""

Notes:

"Supported by Contract No. 231-01-0061 between the National Academy of Sciences and the Health Resources and Services Administration."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Public financing and delivery of HIV/AIDS care.

ISBN:

9786610262878

9781280262876

1280262877

9780309655415

0309655412

OCLC:

923275855