The influence of healthcare financing on cardiovascular disease prevention in people living with HIV.

ABSTRACT:

Background

People living with HIV are diagnosed with age-related chronic health conditions, including cardiovascular disease, at higher than expected rates. Medical management of these chronic health conditions frequently occur in HIV specialty clinics by providers trained in general internal medicine, family medicine, or infectious disease. In recent years, changes in the healthcare financing for people living with HIV in the U.S. has been dynamic due to changes in the Affordable Care Act. There is little evidence examining how healthcare financing characteristics shape primary and secondary cardiovascular disease prevention among people living with HIV. Our objective was to examine the perspectives of people living with HIV and their healthcare providers on how healthcare financi

SUBMITTER: Webel AR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7685650 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature