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  1. ryanwhite.hrsa.govHome | Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program

    We fund cities, counties, states, and local community-based organizations to provide HIV care, treatment, and essential services to more than 550,000 people—over half of the people diagnosed with HIV in the United States.

  2. ryanwhite.hrsa.gov › aboutAbout the Program | Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program

    Learn how the HHS Minority HIV/AIDS Fund supports projects that help prevent HIV and improve health outcomes for racial/ethnic minority communities.

  3. www.kff.org › hivaids › fact-sheetThe Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program: The Basics | KFF

    • Key Facts
    • Overview
    • Clients
    • Role of Ryan White in The Covid-19 Response and Other Emerging Health Threats
    • Structure and Funding
    • Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program and Care Outcomes
    • Key Issues
    The Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program, first enacted in 1990, is the largest federal programdesigned specifically for people with HIV, serving over half of all those diagnosed. It is a discretionary, gra...
    It is the nation’s safety net program for people with HIV, providing outpatient HIV care, treatment, and support services to those without health insurance and filling in gaps in coverage and cost...
    Most Ryan White clients are low-income, male, people of color, and half are gay and bisexual men and other men who have sex with men.
    The program is the third largest source of federal funding for HIV care in the U.S., following Medicare and Medicaid and is the largest source of HIV discretionary funding. Funding is distributed t...

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    The Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (Ryan White), the largest federal program designed specifically for people with HIV in the United States, serves over half of those in the country diagnosed with HIV. First enacted in 1990, Ryan White has played an increasingly significant role as the number of people living with HIV has grown over time and people wi...

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    More than half a million peoplereceive at least one medical, health, or related support service through the program in 2020, with many clients receiving multiple types of services: 1. Nearly two-thirds (61%) had incomes at or below the federal poverty level (FPL) (which in 2020was $12,760 for a single person or $26,200 for a family of four); 29% ha...

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    In early 2020, the U.S. was hit by the COVID-19 pandemic which dramatically impacted health, health coverage, and health access for all people. The Ryan White Program pivoted to find new ways of providing care, seeking to ensure that people with HIV were retained in care, even when the programs that serve them were strained. Recognizing the new str...

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    The Ryan White Program is the third largest source of federal funding for HIV care in the U.S., after Medicare and Medicaid, totaling $2.5 billion in FY 2022. Federal funding for the program, which is appropriated by Congress annually, began in FY1991 and increased significantly in the mid-1990s, primarily after the introduction of highly active an...

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    While many clients have gained coverage under the ACA, Ryan White continues to play a critical role as a safety net provider for those who remain uninsured or underinsured, helping to fill the gaps for clients with insurance, including assisting with insurance affordability and access to support services. Importantly, Ryan White clients are signifi...

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    First enacted as an emergency measure, the Ryan White program has grown to become a central component of HIV care in the U.S., playing a critical role in the lives of many low and moderate-income people with HIV. Looking ahead, there are several key issues facing the program that will be important to monitor, including: 1. Future funding. As a fede...

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  4. ryanwhite.hrsa.gov › about › ryan-whiteWho Was Ryan White? | Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program

    Who Was Ryan White? Ryan White was 13 when he was diagnosed with AIDS after a blood transfusion in December 1984. Living in Kokomo, Indiana, doctors gave him six months to live. When Ryan tried to return to school, he faced AIDS-related discrimination in his Indiana community.

  5. www.mdlab.org › get-help-services › ryan-white-projectRyan White Project - Maryland Legal Aid

    The Ryan White Project provides free legal services crucial to Maryland residents who are HIV positive or who have AIDS and live in Baltimore City or Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Harford, Howard, or Queen Anne’s Counties.

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  7. health.baltimorecity.gov › ryan-white-programRyan White Program | Baltimore City Health Department

    The Baltimore Ryan White Part A Program works with Baltimore City and six surrounding counties (Baltimore, Harford, Howard, Carroll, Anne Arundel, and Queen Annes) to provide HIV-related services to more than 10,000 positive people each year.

  8. www.peoples-law.org › ryan-white-projectRyan White Project | The Maryland People's Law Library

    The Ryan White Project provides free legal services crucial to Maryland residents who are HIV positive or who have AIDS and live in Baltimore City or Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Harford, Howard, or Queen Anne’s Counties.