Urgent Need for Systemic Change, Targeted Interventions, and Enhanced Advocacy to Address Needs of People Aging with HIV
HealthHIV’s Fourth Annual State of Aging with HIV™ National Survey examines crucial issues affecting people aging with HIV (PAWH) and the workforce that supports them. The findings reveal four interconnected challenges: financial precarity and persistent insurance gaps that block access to essential care, declining quality of life driven by widespread mental health challenges, a shortage of aging-focused services leaving caregivers and communities unsupported, and rising frustration with the healthcare system and insufficient government protections.
HealthHIV HIV PrEP Navigation Certification Program™ Expanded and Recertified
HealthHIV announces that its HIV PrEP Navigation Certification™ Program (HIVPNC) has been expanded and recertified for another year. With several thousand providers enrolled in this program during its inaugural year, the availability of this specialized education and training is filling the gaps necessary for the healthcare workforce to continue making strides on Ending the HIV Epidemic in the United States.
HIV Care Workforce Shortages, Behavioral Health Service Gaps and Treatment Access Barriers Reflect the Current State of HIV Care
Workforce shortages driven by burnout and inadequate pay are creating behavioral health service gaps, while limited patient access to innovative treatments continues to challenge the state of HIV care, according to HealthHIV’s State of HIV Care™ Sixth Annual National Survey. The survey of HIV care and service providers highlights national trends, showing a workforce facing significant obstacles in delivering effective HIV care due to systemic inequities and ongoing financial constraints, which hinder equitable access to HIV prevention, care, and treatment.
HealthHIV Releases Advocacy Paper on Impact of Prescription Drug Affordability Boards and Upper Payment Limits on Drug Pricing, Patient Access, and Innovation
In response to the evolving landscape of healthcare and prescription drug affordability, HealthHIV has just released the advocacy paper Prescription Drug Affordability Boards (PDABs) and Upper Payment Limits (UPLs) on Drug Pricing, Patient Access, and Innovation. The introduction of PDABs and Upper Payment Limits UPLs marks a shift in state-led efforts to control drug costs. This shift raises critical, unaddressed concerns about the potential for increased complexity in drug pricing and fundamental access to essential health medications.
State of HIV Care “improving” but multiple challenges persist along the HIV care continuum, according to HealthHIV’s State of HIV Care™ Fifth Annual National Survey
The HIV prevention, care, and treatment landscape shows challenges across the HIV care continuum, according to the just released digital report of the findings from the HealthHIV State of HIV Care™ Fifth Annual National Survey.
HealthHIV and the National Coalition for LGBTQ Health warmly welcome Dr. Jeanne M. Marrazzo, new director of the NIH National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
HealthHIV and the National Coalition for LGBTQ Health warmly welcome Dr. Jeanne M. Marrazzo as the new director of the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID).
People Aging with HIV Challenged by Fragmented Health Care System, Mental Health Concerns, Comorbidities, and Financial Constraints
HealthHIV’s Third Annual State of Aging with HIV™ National Survey Report reveals the challenges faced by individuals aging with HIV in accessing essential care within a fragmented healthcare system.
HealthHIV Announces the HIV Prevention Certified Provider™ Certification Program
Today, HealthHIV announces the HealthHIV HIV Prevention Certified Provider™ Certification Program, elevating its HIV prevention education program to a certification of the HIV prevention workforce through the free, online, self-paced CME curriculum. Since 2019, this successful program has trained over 5,000 clinicians and other healthcare professionals on providing effective, comprehensive and culturally competent HIV prevention services.
HealthHIV Receives Gilead Sciences Grant for “Pozitively Aging” Program
HealthHIV has been selected as a grantee for Gilead Science’s HIV Age Positively® initiative. A recipient from the initial phase of the program, HealthHIV will continue to engage in efforts to advance its Pozitively Aging program for people aging with HIV (PWH). The program addresses enhanced access and care coordination services for PWH through health services research, advocacy and education.
Moving from the COVID Eclipse to an Equitable End to HIV
Washington, DC – December 1, 2022 — Today on World AIDS Day, as we consider the theme Equitable Access, Everyone’s Voice, we reflect on 40 years of HIV and the 36 million lives lost to the epidemic. We also commemorate the heroic efforts of the scientists, policy makers, clinicians, public health workers, and advocates who paved the […]
