Jeffrey S. Crowley: Thousands of Americans with #HIV at Risk of Losing Access to Lifesaving Care. This moment demands new urgency and new solutions.
#healthcare #ADAP #AIDS #TheContrarian
https://www.contrariannews.org/p/thousands-of-americans-with-hiv-at
#HIV #FederalPovertyLevel #ADAP #PaymentAssistance #Biktarvy
For ADAP assistance in GA, income level is limited to 400% of the $15,960 FPL (2026 single), but FL just dropped their allowance to 130% of $15,960 (2026 single), us restrictions on Biktarvy access. I cannot imagine the fear this must bring.
From ABC News.com: Florida health officials make cuts to HIV, AIDS program as thousands risk lost access
#HIV #ADAP More than 16,000 Floridians will lose ADAP coverage for their HIV meds. Additionally, Biktarvy and Descovy have been removed from the formulary. Biktarvy is, nationwide, one of the most commonly used HIV meds. This sounds like the drug companies will lose a lot of business when people can no longer access their needed meds, so they should bring pressure to bear. Resistance will mushroom, as will opportunistic infections, and death.
#ADAP #HIV Ron Desantis has signed legislation which SEVERELY cuts eligibility for ADAP coverage of HIV meds. The most commonly prescribed meds retail for $4000+/month, so this destroys coverage for 40% (of ~30,000) of those in FL currently using ADAP. AIDS diagnoses (and thus HIV diagnoses themselves)will definitely surge from this action, with a lot of death we thought we had left behind. HIV has been considered fully controllable for several decades now.
Blog post by Zachary Weeks, explaining the full, negative impacts of Bill 12 on disabled Albertans, in plain, understandable text. Includes some action items at the end.
https://www.zacharyweeks.ca/blog/bill-12-aish-to-adap
#Alberta #Canada #ABpol #CanPol #disabled #disability #AISH #ADAP #DisabilityJustice #DisabilityJusticeNow
Bill 12 introduces major changes to AISH and creates the new ADAP program. This plain-language breakdown explains how Bill 12 affects disability benefits, appeal rights, and the everyday lives of disabled Albertans — and what these changes mean going forward.
https://www.reddit.com/r/alberta/comments/1oiw70y/disabled_albertans_rally_for_their_lives_thursday/
Demonstration/rally at the Alberta Legislature in Edmonton TOMORROW in protest of ADAP & proposed AISH changes.
October 30th, 12-2PM, Alberta Legislature.
#ADAPRally #AlbertaPolitics #Alberta #AISH #Disability #ADAP
This morning I went to a #protest to #recall the #Premier of #Alberta, #DanielleSmith.
Hate to say it, but I wish there were more people there, and too many people who WERE there were #canvasing for #ForeverCanada, the #petition to NOT #secede. I had to tell at least five people I already signed it in Sherwood Park.
Euuugghhhh the proposed disability changes are even worse than I realised. I just read an extensive analysis. Probably should've waited until tomorrow to do that but eehhhh too late now.
There's a phone town hall tomorrow and a virtual town hall Monday, going to try and attend both. Or at least the one on Monday. Though they sure didn't listen to the folks they "consulted" with at the start so I doubt they will do so now.
I'm going to get knocked into deeper poverty by January 1 2028 hooray. 🙃 I mean I know I'm kind of lucky even for disability recipients because I can save money and go places and have subscriptions and spending money and not have to live on ramen but if I want to keep any of those (as in pick one) I'll have to get rid of the rest. 🙃
Part of this is Calgary is very expensive to live in. One of the highest in Canada.
Here's the analysis of the changes:
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