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Slowing
the spread of HIV and meeting the needs of people affected by the disease
at home and abroad must become a national priority. The growing AIDS epidemic
in America is outpacing the programs and services available to address
it, threatening the health and welfare of millions of people. The AIDS
epidemic in the developing world continues unabated, and our nation's
economy, security, and stability will depend in part on our response to
this global crisis.
The federal
government should combat AIDS by doing the following:
- Adequately
fund AIDS prevention, care, housing, research, and substance-use
programs in FY05:
- HIV
prevention programs lack sufficient funds to fight an expanding
and increasingly complex epidemic. Without new funding, new
CDC mandates will not be effective.
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AFC
supports the following funding levels for FY 2005 (in
millions):
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Domestic
HIV prevention:
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$1,062 |
| Ryan
White CARE Act: |
$2,567 |
| ADAP: |
$1,067.9 |
| Housing
Opportunities for People with AIDS: |
$350 |
| NIH
Office of AIDS Research: |
$3,190 |
Minority
AIDS Initiative:
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$610 |
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Global
AIDS Initiative: |
$3,500 |
| Global
Fund: |
$1,200 |
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Funding
for Ryan White CARE
Act programs, including the AIDS
Drug Assistance Program (ADAP), medical and social services,
and physician training, must increase in order to meet current
needs. Across the country, state ADAPs increasingly turn people
away due to a lack of funds.
- Housing,
research, and substance
abuse services-also essential to people with AIDS-require
fair funding to help America's poorest, sickest, and most vulnerable
residents.
- Pass
the Early Treatment for HIV Act
so that states can provide low-income, HIV-positive residents
healthcare coverage through Medicaid. Early access to Medicaid
will prevent HIV-positive people from becoming disabled, saving
money in the long run for state and federal governments.
- Pass
the Microbicide Development
Act to promote and support research toward the development
of anti-HIV topical products to provide individuals, and women
especially, new HIV prevention tools they can control.
- Address
the flaws in the recently passed Medicare
bill that could negatively impact 50,000 people with HIV/AIDS.
- Fully
fund the President's Global HIV/AIDS Initiative at $3.5 billion
in keeping with the U.S. government's five-year, $15 billion pledge.
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