Nairametrics

US approves $5.88 billion funding package to boost global HIV response

The United States has signed into law a US$5.88 billion bipartisan spending package aimed at strengthening the global fight against HIV.
WTOL

Federal budget cuts to Medicaid, HIV prevention programs lead to concerns in fight to end HIV/AIDS epidemic

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The federal budget has some concerned for the future of the fight against HIV/AIDS in the United States. The budget makes deep cuts to Medicaid and in 2026, it almost completely slashes funding to the CDC for HIV testing and prevention.
WUNC

Durham is failing to run its HIV/AIDS housing program properly, advocacy group says

City of Durham reports and correspondence show few people have received federal HIV/AIDS housing assistance, despite the city having millions of federal dollars for this assistance.
WESA

As Pennsylvania limits HIV support, some patients face soaring medical bills

Mike Hellman has been managing HIV for years with aid from a special pharmaceutical benefit program funded by the state and federal government. When Mike Hellman was first diagnosed with HIV at 27, he didn’t expect to see his 30th birthday. It was 1985 ...