Healio news story
Florida has restored funding for HIV medications — for now.
Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill on March 24 that appropriates $30.9 million in short-term funding for HIV medicine for thousands of lower-income residents in the state. The move reverses an emergency rule imposed on March 1 that restricted eligibility for the state’s AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP).
The funding runs until June 30 and does not cover Biktarvy, a popular HIV medicine.
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Source : Healio
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