Cost Analysis of Implementing a 12-Month Recertification Criterion for Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program's AIDS Drug Assistance Program in Washington State.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs) are state-administered programs that pay for medical care and medication for people living with HIV (PLWH) in the United States. In October 2021, the federal policy requiring that clients recertify for the program every 6 months was repealed, giving states the authority to set their own recertification policies. However, little data exist on the costs and health effects of alternative recertification schedules. We assessed the cost of changing the legacy 6-month recertification to a 12-month schedule in Washington State to inform policy decisions on recertification.

Methods

We used a Markov model to simulate the population of PLWH in Washington State who are eligible or enrolled in ADAP. We obtained model inputs and validation

SUBMITTER: Erly S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11344975 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep-Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature