Considerations and Implications of PDABs and Their Impact on 340Bs
April 4, 2024Prescription Drug Affordability Boards (PDABs) are designed to help reduce the costs of prescription medications in 11 states where they currently exist (legislation pending in 13 more states).
Putting the Brakes on Accelerated Aging of Bone, Muscle from HIV Infection, Treatment
February 5, 2024Antiretroviral cocktails can make human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV, undetectable and untransmittable, but both the virus and its treatment can also accelerate aging of bone and muscle.
Brain Aging in HIV Affected by Adverse Social Determinants of Health, Comorbidities
Social determinants of health were found to be associated with brain aging among patients with HIV infection, according to results of a retrospective case-control study published in The Lancet HIV.
Alzheimer’s Disease and Healthy Aging Data Portal
The Alzheimer’s Disease and Healthy Aging Data Portal provides easy access to national and state level CDC data on a range of key indicators of health and well-being for older adults.
Use of Antiretroviral Therapy in Nursing Home Residents with HIV
Antiretroviral therapies are essential in HIV care. As people living with HIV age and their presence in nursing homes increases, it is critical to evaluate the quality of HIV care.
Administration for Community Living: HIV/AIDS
A collection of health, wellness, and nutrition resources compiled by the Administration for Community Living.
How Evidence-Based Health Promotion Programs Can Support Adults with HIV/AIDS
As HIV treatment has advanced and more people are managing HIV as a chronic condition, evidence-based health promotion programs can provide support.
Medicare and People with HIV
Medicare, the second largest source of federal spending on care and treatment for people with HIV, will likely play an increasingly important role for these individuals as they age, due to treatment effectiveness and as new infections continue to occur.
The Affordable Care Act and HIV/AIDS
This page from HIV.gov outlines just some of the ways the ACA has improved access to coverage for people with or at risk for HIV.
Older Adults with HIV/AIDS: A Growing Population
With its extensive experience providing services to meet the need of a growing, and increasingly diverse, population, ACL’s aging network plays an important role in the lives of older adults across the country.
Optimizing HIV Care for People Aging with HIV
This reference guide identifies commonly occurring health care and social needs of people aging with HIV and highlights the screenings and assessments for these needs.
National HIV Curriculum: HIV in Older Adults
The shift of the HIV epidemic to increasingly involve older persons highlights several health care needs: (1) medical care systems with the capacity to provide clinical services for a large cohort of older persons with HIV, (2) active screening programs to detect HIV in older persons, and (3) implementation of strategies to prevent forward transmission of HIV from older persons.
