/tags/aids AIDS en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Wed, 01 Jul 2026 11:01:47 GMT /health/2026-07-01/funding-for-aids-drug-program-restored-under-budget-signed-by-desantis Gov. Ron DeSantis, who signed the budget in Tampa on Monday, locked in funding for Florida's AIDS Drug Assistance Program for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, which starts July 1. Wed, 01 Jul 2026 11:01:47 GMT /health/2026-07-01/funding-for-aids-drug-program-restored-under-budget-signed-by-desantis News Service of Florida /health/2026-04-21/12-000-floridians-cannot-wait-new-campaign-demands-permanent-funding-fix-for-hiv-drug-program AIDS Healthcare Foundation, a leading voice for AIDS patients, announced Tuesday it has launched a statewide media campaign calling on Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida Legislature in the state’s AIDS Drug Assistance Program, or ADAP, which helps cover HIV medication for thousands of Floridians. Tue, 21 Apr 2026 21:08:12 GMT /health/2026-04-21/12-000-floridians-cannot-wait-new-campaign-demands-permanent-funding-fix-for-hiv-drug-program SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± News Staff /health/2026-04-08/intact-but-not-in-use-floridas-aids-drug-formulary-advisory-panel ‘To take people who are already on medication, take them off that, in my mind, that’s almost like a death sentence.’ Wed, 08 Apr 2026 11:20:42 GMT /health/2026-04-08/intact-but-not-in-use-floridas-aids-drug-formulary-advisory-panel Christine Sexton | Florida Phoenix /health/2026-03-25/floridas-aids-drug-assistance-program-gets-stopgap-funding Participants in ADAP will be able to access funds to cover their HIV medication after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation Tuesday to mitigate the cuts imposed earlier this month. Wed, 25 Mar 2026 14:41:00 GMT /health/2026-03-25/floridas-aids-drug-assistance-program-gets-stopgap-funding The News Service of Florida /health/2026-03-12/100-percent-save-lives-florida-legislators-move-to-restore-hiv-aids-meds-for-11-000-people The House on Thursday passed bill (HB 697) that includes a stopgap measure to restore cuts to the AIDS Drug Assistance Program through June 30, the end of the fiscal year. Thu, 12 Mar 2026 22:33:39 GMT /health/2026-03-12/100-percent-save-lives-florida-legislators-move-to-restore-hiv-aids-meds-for-11-000-people Ana Goñi-Lessan | News Service of Florida /health/2026-03-11/senate-save-aids-drug-assistance-program-desantis-administration-cuts House Speaker Daniel Perez was coy when asked whether the House would sign off on the offer. Wed, 11 Mar 2026 17:30:00 GMT /health/2026-03-11/senate-save-aids-drug-assistance-program-desantis-administration-cuts Christine Sexton | Florida Phoenix /health/2026-02-11/desantis-administration-publishes-proposed-aids-rules-halts-state-administrative-court-challenge Once adopted, the proposed rules would implement previously announced changes the DOH said would take effect March 1 to ADAP to avert a projected $120 million shortfall. Wed, 11 Feb 2026 21:13:34 GMT /health/2026-02-11/desantis-administration-publishes-proposed-aids-rules-halts-state-administrative-court-challenge Christine Sexton | Florida Phoenix /government-politics/2026-02-02/on-the-fast-track-judge-agrees-to-expedite-aids-healthcare-foundation-legal-challenge A state administrative judge has agreed to expedite a legal challenge to a new DeSantis administration policy that could leave as many 16,000 people with HIV and AIDS without access to prescribed medications or health insurance discounts. Mon, 02 Feb 2026 19:30:00 GMT /government-politics/2026-02-02/on-the-fast-track-judge-agrees-to-expedite-aids-healthcare-foundation-legal-challenge Christine Sexton | Florida Phoenix /npr-breaking-news/2025-01-11/why-are-so-many-indigenous-panamanians-contracting-hiv-and-dying-of-aids The government provides HIV medicines free of charge. Yet in one Indigenous territory, cases and deaths are increasing at an alarming rate. Sat, 11 Jan 2025 15:49:10 GMT /npr-breaking-news/2025-01-11/why-are-so-many-indigenous-panamanians-contracting-hiv-and-dying-of-aids Adam Williams /health/2024-11-29/ricky-martin-world-aids-day-um The concert will be held at the Watsco Center at the University of Miami in Coral Gables. World AIDS Day is Sunday, December 1. Fri, 29 Nov 2024 21:48:56 GMT /health/2024-11-29/ricky-martin-world-aids-day-um SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± News Staff