Trump to unveil plan to eliminate HIV/AIDS by 2030 at SOTU, but his own policies could hurt progress
President Donald Trump’s plan to eliminate HIV transmission in the United States by 2030, which he is expected to announce Tuesday night, would be an ambitious goal that would require his administration to reverse course on a number of policies that potentially hinder access to HIV/AIDS care.
“The Trump Administration has repeatedly undermined our progress in ending the epidemic — whether it’s proposing a Medicare Part D rule that would push lifesaving drugs out of reach for people living with HIV, redirecting critical funding away from Ryan White and other key programs, or pursuing discriminatory policies against the LGBTQ community,” said Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., chairwoman of the Congressional HIV/AIDS Caucus. “If the administration is serious about addressing HIV, it should start with ending the counterproductive attacks on these crucial programs and fully funding them at home and abroad.”
A Trump administration proposal to change coverage in Medicare’s prescription drug benefit could result in older HIV/AIDS patients losing access to some types of treatment.
For nearly three decades, the federal government’s signature domestic HIV/AIDS program, Ryan White, has provided billions in grants to states and local organizations to provide medication and other care. Trump’s fiscal 2019 budget proposed cutting the $2.3 billion program by $43 million.
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