HIV in Florida

The state issued the emergency rule Tuesday night on the eve of an emergency hearing. The cuts to the AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP), which will reduce the income eligibility for aid and remove a key medication from coverage, are slated to take effect March 1.

A leading provider of AIDS care is asking a Florida state administrative court to resume proceedings in a legal challenge to the DeSantis administration’s move to reduce enrollment eligibility in a program that helps people purchase medications.

A community advocate is accusing the DeSantis administration of “kneecapping” the Florida Legislature and its willingness to shore up a purported $120 million deficit in a program that helps people living with HIV and AIDS afford their prescriptions.

State officials said the action is being taken to prevent a shortfall of more than $120 million in the statewide prescription medication program for low-income people living with HIV/AIDS.

President Donald Trump is removing a large portion of HIV funding he previously greenlit for a future without AIDs. For states like Florida, that could be a problem.

A recent court ruling by a federal judge would let insurers drop PrEP coverage, which could especially impact South Florida, a region with the nation's highest rate of new HIV infections.

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Miami Dade and Palm Beach are two of the counties in Florida seeing increases in the rates of people 50 and older who are testing positive for HIV. Experts say doctors and patients alike should consider the importance of safe sex education and testing for the virus among older people, too.

In the coming-of-age film, life comes to a screeching halt when a South Florida high school student finds out he's been exposed to HIV on the eve of his graduation.

Florida schools get the green light on mask mandates. Daycare in the time of COVID. Plus, a study at the University of Miami examines the daily lives of Black women who are living with HIV and how the pandemic has reshaped their lives.

The CDC's HIV surveillance report covers data collected from 2015 to 2019. Hillsborough and Pinellas counties were identified as particular areas of concern nationally.

The AIDS Healthcare Foundation partnered with 2-1-1 Broward to start a 24-hour STD information hotline. It opened on World AIDS Day.