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Ending funding for the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program would result in an estimated 73% increase in HIV infections in 30 states over 5 years, according to a simulation study.
An analysis of aggregated data from 30 states that included over 99% of people diagnosed with HIV projected an additional 117,431 infections over 5 years if the Ryan White Program ends, and an additional 68,264 infections if the program is interrupted for 2.5 years, reported Melissa Schnure, PhD, an epidemiologist at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, at CROI 2026.
The Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program was enacted by US Congress in 1990 with the Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act to provide primary care, medications, and support services to low-income people with HIV.
The safety net program is “often considered a payer of last resort as it fills gaps in coverage for those who otherwise would not have access to services,” Schnure said. As of 2023, the program covered 576,000 people diagnosed with HIV, with a suppression rate of 90.6%.
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