by Nada Hassanein | Mar 15, 2026 | AIDS, health care, HIV, LGBTQ, Medicaid, News
Thousands of low-income people living with HIV could be losing drug coverage as states impose limitations on HIV assistance programs amid constrained budgets — raising alarms over consistent access to lifesaving medications. Many factors are putting budget constraints on state programs, including federal funding — which has remained flat for years and hasn’t been adjusted for inflation…
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by Marcus Baram | Mar 13, 2026 | AIDS, diseases, DOGE, DOGE cuts, Donald Trump, Food Assistance, HIV, HIV/AIDS, HIV/AIDS funding, Hunger, News, Pandemic, PEPFAR, Public Health, Trump Administration, USAID
“Heartbreaking.” “Devastating.” “Difficult and challenging.” Such are the words used by health care workers, government officials and former U.S. Agency for International Development employees to describe the impact of the agency’s dissolution last year. Since the Trump administration shut down USAID, which had delivered humanitarian aid and medical supplies to countries around the world…
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