Reconciliation bill threatens health of people with HIV

Medicaid is a lifeline for many people with HIV, providing them with access to care and treatment that helps them live healthy lives. If the House bill that is up for debate is enacted, it will strip health coverage away from many people with HIV.   

Imposing administrative hurdles and fees for low-income people with HIV will delay treatment, leading to poor health and increasing overall costs to the health care system.   

We call on Congress not to take vital health care coverage away from people with HIV and other low-income Americans. 

— Colleen Kelley, MD, MPH, FIDSA — Chair, HIV Medicine Association

About HIVMA
The HIV Medicine Association is a community of more than 6,000 health care professionals who advance a comprehensive and humane response to the HIV pandemic, informed by science and social justice. HIVMA works to increase access to health care services and coverage for people with HIV and populations heavily impacted by HIV and to foster a robust, diverse and culturally competent HIV workforce. HIVMA is part of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. Visit hivma.org to learn more.