HIV Screening and Access to Care

HIV Screening and Access to Care

Exploring the Impact of Policies on Access to and Provision of HIV Care

  • Publisher: National Academies Press
  • ISBN: 9780309164191
  • eISBN Pdf: 9780309164207
  • eISBN Epub: 9780309212052
  • Place of publication:  United States
  • Year of digital publication: 2011
  • Month: April
  • Pages: 115
  • DDC: 614
  • Language: English

With the widespread use of highly active anti-retroviral treatment (HAART), HIV has become a chronic, rather than a fatal, disease. But for their treatment to succeed, patients require uninterrupted care from a health care provider and uninterrupted access to anti-HIV medications. The IOM identifies federal, state, and private health insurance policies that inhibit HIV-positive individuals from initiating or continuing their care.

  • Cover
  • Front Matter
  • HIV Screening and Access to Care: Exploring the Impact of Policies on Access to and Provision of HIV Care
  • References
  • Appendix A: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members
  • Appendix B: Workshop Agenda
  • Appendix C: Biographical Sketches of Workshop Speakers
  • Appendix D: Workshop Attendees

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