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Article: Vice President Gore Announces New Steps to Provide Expanded Medicaid Drug Coverage for People with HIV/AIDS
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- U.S. Newswire
- Article date:
- April 10, 1997
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WASHINGTON, April 10 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Vice President has
directed the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) and Office
of National Aids Policy to determine the feasibility of establishing
a demonstration to permit earlier Medicaid coverage of patients with
HIV/AIDS.
This demonstration would enable people with HIV/AIDS to access
coverage of new drug interventions including protease inhibitors,
which often delays the onset of symptoms that are much more
expensive
and difficult to treat. The demonstration is being designed to
determine if earlier access to Medicaid coverage not only improves
the health and well being of people with AIDS, but also reduces
long-term health care ...