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The
Department of Health
and Human Services is the cabinet-level agency with primary
responsibility for most Federal government services related to HIV/AIDS
prevention, care, and research. Leadership is provided by Secretary
Donna Shalala, with assistance from:
Other
special web sites supported by HHS include:
- 4Women
- information on a broad array of health issues as they relate
to women, including HIV/AIDS and STDs
- Healthfinder
- a free gateway to reliable consumer health and human services
information web site developed by the U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services
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The
Health Care Financing
Administration (HCFA)
administers the Medicaid
and Medicare
programs. Over 50% of adults and over 90% of children living with
HIV/AIDS depend on Medicaid for their health care.
- Fact
Sheet on Medicaid and HIV/AIDS
- Information
on how the Balanced Budget Amendment of 1997 made some of the
most significant changes in Medicaid and Medicare since the programs
were created
- Information
on Medicaid Waivers
- Letter
to State Medicaid Directors on Coordination with the Ryan
White CARE Act (11/25/98)
- Web
Site on Pregnancy and HIV: What Women Need to Know
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HRSA |
The
Health
Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) provides support
for a broad array of primary care, supportive service, and training
programs.
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The
Bureau of
Primary Health Care operates a number of programs that support
direct care of people living with HIV and AIDS, or that help to
train direct care clinicians, including:
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The
HIV/AIDS Bureau's
primary responsibility is the administration of the Ryan White CARE
Act. Information is available on each of the various CARE Act programs
on the following sites:
- Title
I: Emergency grant relief for major metropolitan areas
- Tile
II: HIV care grants for states
- Title
III: Early intervention services
- Title
IV: Pediatric and youth care
- AETCs:
AIDS Education and Training Centers
- SPNS:
Special Projects of National Significance
- Dental
Reimbursement: Grants for dental care for persons living with
HIV and AIDS
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The
Indian Health Service is responsible
for providing care and prevention services to Native American Indian
and Alaskan Native communities. Information is available through its
HIV Center
of Excellence at (602) 263-1502. It also maintains a list
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The
Department
of Housing and Urban Development is the cabinet-level agency
led by Secretary
Andrew Cuomo that administers housing and related services for
homeless and "at risk" persons living with HIV/AIDS
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The
Department of Veterans
Affairs is the cabinet-level agency that has principal responsibility
for caring for veterans. The Department is led by Secretary
Togo West, Jr. It is the largest provider of HIV care in the country. |
