Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Guv'ment Georgia's waiting list for HIV drug is longest in nation
Posted by Thomas Wheatley @thomaswheatley on Wed, Jan 25, 2012 at 4:40 PM
We're No. 1 in yet another terrible thing, reports Andy Miller of the always excellent Georgia Health News:
The number of people on the waiting list for the state’s AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) stood at 1,348 on Jan. 19. Florida’s waiting list is the second-longest at 1,109, according to figures compiled by the National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors.ADAP serves HIV-infected people who have low or moderate incomes and no health insurance. HIV is the virus that causes AIDS, and drug treatment is a key factor in preventing infected people from developing the full-scale disease.
Without enough funding to keep pace with demand for help, Georgia’s ADAP waiting list developed in July 2010. It reached more than 1,700 before the state received $3 million in federal funding last fall.
According to Jeff Graham of Georgia Equality, many people on the waiting list — which could cost $15 million to eliminate — are receiving treatment through special programs offered by drug companies. But there's still a danger that people could fall through the cracks.
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$15 million to help 1,300 people with aids
$15 million to secure land for a new stadium for the falcons
coincidence?????
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whatever, as long as they don't die on a commercial during monday night football i don't give a shit. at least have the common courtesy to die of a miserable disease where i can't see or care about you. sheesh, the nerve of some people
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Oops, you did say 'predictable,' Nad. Sorry. :)
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