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Victory: Kentucky AIDS Drug Assistance Program Funded!
The Kentucky Department for Public Health (DPH) announced today that improved program efficiencies, pharmaceutical rebates and supplemental funding from the federal government have led to the elimination of the list of individuals who were awaiting assistance from the Kentucky AIDS Drugs Assistance Program (KADAP).
Led by Kentucky Equality Federation, the Kentucky HIV/AIDS Advocacy Group, and AVOL (AIDS Volunteers Inc.), organizations across the Commonwealth expressed alarm and dismay that the 2010 budget was passed without funding for the Kentucky AIDS Drug Assistance Program (KADAP).
Today, we celebrate victory, thanks in part to everyone who signed the Kentucky Equality Federation and Kentucky HIV/AIDS Advocacy Group™ (KHAAG) action alert.
Click here to read the Kentucky Department of Public Health Press Release, or click here to read the Kentucky Equality Federation press release.
Special statement from KHAAG about 1.78 million dollars in relief funds
Special Statement from Bobby Edelen, Kentucky HIV/AIDS Advocacy Action Group President:
The Kentucky HIV/AIDS Advocacy Action Group (“KHAAG”) is pleased that the Commonwealth of Kentucky was awarded $1.78 million dollars in AIDS Drug Assistance Program (“ADAP”) relief funds from the federal government. With this influx of money and other cost saving measures taken by the KDPH we will transition all of the remaining 251 people off of the wait list. It is projected that we will be able to absorb the projected 20 new cases every month for the rest of the fiscal year.