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Public Financing and Delivery of HIV/AIDS Care
Securing the Legacy of Ryan White
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Beschreibung
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.
Spezifikationen
Sprache
- Englisch
Autor
- Institute of Medicine
- Board on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
- Committee on the Public Financing and Delivery of Hiv Care
Erscheinungsjahr
- 2005
Format
- Buch (Hardcover)
Anzahl Seiten
- 374