Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is using his emergency powers to end coverage for an estimated 10,000 to 16,000 HIV/AIDS patients from the state's AIDS Drug Assistance Program, which advocates say could ...

By HealthDay Staff HealthDay ReporterTUESDAY, March, 3, 2026 (HealthDay News) — A growing number of states are rolling back ...

More than 128,000 Floridians are living with HIV. The state has the second-highest rate of new HIV diagnoses after Georgia, ...

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On this Ropes & Gray podcast, health care partner Michael Lampert and counsel Sam Perrone, and litigation & enforcement partner Andrew O’Connor, rejoin to discuss patient assistance programs, recent ...

Florida's proposed rule change to its AIDS Drug Assistance Program could cut off over 16,000 Floridians from life-saving ...

A physician who specializes in HIV treatment writes that proposed cuts to an AIDS drug program proposed by the Florida Dept.

Former employees, health experts and AIDS health advocates say the state is kneecapping the program far beyond what would be necessary to deal with rising costs.

The state invoked emergency rule-making power for what advocates say will be another emergency, when HIV-positive patients lose medication assistance.

Prescription costs and coverage hurdles are increasing, leading patients to act as their own payers in a fragmented system. Despite $5 billion annual investment in patient assistance programs, less ...

Observers are calling proposed changes to state-funded HIV assistance its biggest rollback since the aid went into place.