Federal funds allow North Carolina to clear 278 people from ADAP Waitlist

Great news: The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services announced today that the NC AIDS Drug Assistance Program is extending access to live-sustaining medications to all 278 North Carolinians who were on the ADAP wait list at the end of July.

Today’s announcement shows the very real impact that public investment in HIV and AIDS services has on the lives and health of people in our state. The Obama Administration announced last month that it would release new funds to fight the AIDS epidemic in the United States. North Carolina received $3 million of that money as emergency funding from the federal Health Resources and Service Administration.

The Obama Administration recognized how critical programs like the AIDS Drug Assistance Program are to saving lives and reducing medical costs, and because of that, families affected by HIV and AIDS throughout the state will be getting some great news in the next few days.

More than 6,000 low-income North Carolinians receive access to medications through North Carolina’s HIV and AIDS drug assistance programs.

According to an email from the ADAP program today, if you are on the waiting list, you should be getting a letter soon, and Walgreens should contact you by early next week. You will need to complete Summer Recertification if you have not already done so.