Webinar: Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Overview

Overview

• In response to the HIV epidemic, Congress enacted the Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency (CARE) Act in 1990 to improve the quality and availability of care for low income, uninsured, and underinsured individuals and families affected by the HIV disease.
• The Ryan White legislation was amended and reauthorized in 1996, 2000, and 2006. In 2009, the legislation was reauthorized as the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act of 2009.
• The Ryan White HIV/AIDS program services an estimated 529,000 each year. People living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) are, on average, poorer than the general population. By statute, the programs funded under the Ryan White legislation are the “payer of last resort.”
• The Ryan White program is administered by the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) which funds two agencies primarily responsible for implementing this legislation: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB).

Presentation

Slides

Facilitated by Nicole Antoine, MSW
Social Worker II/Program Designee
Emory University School of Medicine
Ryan White Program
February 28, 2017

Overview

• In response to the HIV epidemic, Congress enacted the Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency (CARE) Act in 1990 to improve the quality and availability of care for low income, uninsured, and underinsured individuals and families affected by the HIV disease.
• The Ryan White legislation was amended and reauthorized in 1996, 2000, and 2006. In 2009, the legislation was reauthorized as the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act of 2009.
• The Ryan White HIV/AIDS program services an estimated 529,000 each year. People living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) are, on average, poorer than the general population. By statute, the programs funded under the Ryan White legislation are the “payer of last resort.”
• The Ryan White program is administered by the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) which funds two agencies primarily responsible for implementing this legislation: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB).

Presentation

Slides

Facilitated by Nicole Antoine, MSW
Social Worker II/Program Designee
Emory University School of Medicine
Ryan White Program
February 28, 2017

Overview

• In response to the HIV epidemic, Congress enacted the Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency (CARE) Act in 1990 to improve the quality and availability of care for low income, uninsured, and underinsured individuals and families affected by the HIV disease.
• The Ryan White legislation was amended and reauthorized in 1996, 2000, and 2006. In 2009, the legislation was reauthorized as the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act of 2009.
• The Ryan White HIV/AIDS program services an estimated 529,000 each year. People living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) are, on average, poorer than the general population. By statute, the programs funded under the Ryan White legislation are the “payer of last resort.”
• The Ryan White program is administered by the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) which funds two agencies primarily responsible for implementing this legislation: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB).

Presentation

Slides