HIV Care and Treatment

Policy Brief People Living With HIV who Smoke Face Barriers to Accessing Smoking Cessation Services in Southern California HIV Safety Nets May 15, 2023 A new study from the California HIV/AIDS Policy Research Centers finds that less than 30% of safety net providers in the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program in Southern California offered smoking cessation […]

Policy Brief HIV and the Role of Federal Funds for Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare Serving Women in California February 16, 2023 Sexual and reproductive healthcare and rights (SRHR) are integral to gender equity, HIV prevention, and the provision of high-quality services for people of all genders living with HIV (PLWH).1 Sexual and reproductive healthcare (SRH) […]

Manuscript The Impact of Mental Health Conditions on Public Insurance Costs of Treating HIV/ AIDS January 31, 2023 Medicare and Medicaid insurance claims data for Californians living with HIV are analyzed in order to determine: (1)The prevalence of treatment for particular mental health diagnoses among people living with HIV (PLWH) with Medicare or Medicaid insurance in […]

Policy Brief The Use of HIV Over-the Counter (OTC) test in California from April to September 2013 January 3, 2023 Approval in mid-2012 of a consumer-controlled OTC HIV test by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which is responsible for drug and medical device approval for sales to the public, has made real the possibility […]

Full Report A Decade of PrEP: Overcoming Access Barriers in the U.S. Through Expanded Delivery December 22, 2022 A decade after the FDA approved PrEP for HIV prevention, PrEP is still not accessible to all Americans who might benefit from this HIV prevention strategy. In this policy brief, we describe opportunities for expanded PrEP access. […]

Infographic Attitudes Towards HIV Research Participation October 25, 2022 Little is known about how payment affects individuals’ decisions to participate in HIV research. Using data from a U.S. survey of people living with HIV (N = 292), we examined potential research participants’ attitudes toward payment, perceived study risk based on payment amount, and preferred payment forms, and […]

Infographic HIV Risk Reduction & Earned Income Tax Credit July 15, 2022 This new infographic from CHIPTS and CHPRC illustrates the research finding that single mothers in U.S. states with more generous Earned Income Tax Credits (EITC) engaged in significantly less HIV risk behaviors compared to those in states with less generous (or nonexistent) EITCs. […]

Infographic 2021 COVID-19 Organizational Health Survey June 13, 2022 In the fall of 2021, the California HIV/AIDS Policy Research Centers conducted an online survey to document the direct impact of COVID-19 on healthcare and social services providers working to address HIV, viral hepatitis and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Survey respondents included 30 organizations that submitted […]

Policy Brief Climate Change and Continuity of Care: Maintaining Access to Prevention and Care Services during Climate-Related Events in California June 1, 2022 Natural disasters related to climate change are on the rise in California, but the impacts of climate-related events on healthcare delivery and client engagement in care are not well understood. The critical […]

Infographic Potential Impact and Equitable Reach of Senate Bill 306 (SB 306), STD Coverage and Care Act May 10, 2022 In 2022, California became the first state to require healthcare plans to cover the costs of home test kits for sexually transmitted diseases (STD) including HIV. Home test kits are provided through a prescription or […]