HIV Policy

Policy Brief Examining the Impact of the HIV-related State Budget Cuts December 1, 2010 During the summer of 2009, the State of California experienced an unprecedented budget crisis, resulting in cuts to social services across the state. Approximately $85 million was eliminated from the budget of the State Office of AIDS (OA) for FY 2009-2010, […]

Policy Brief Assessing California’s Response to Federal Health Care Reform December 1, 2010 California has amended a number of laws to be compliant with health care reform. Implication: Even if federal law were repealed or ruled unconstitutional, a number of regulatory rules from health care reform would remain in effect in California. DOWNLOAD Authors Northern […]

Policy Brief Costs and Benefits of Enhanced HIV Surveillance in California July 1, 2010 Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency (CARE) Act (RWCA) funding is provided to states to cover HIV medical care, treatment, and ancillary services for under-and un-insured persons with HIV and AIDS. California began names-based reporting of HIV (non-AIDS) cases in 2006, […]

Full Report Making it Count: California’s Names-Based HIV Reporting System January 1, 2010 To ensure that California policymakers and program administrators understand the current epidemiology of HIV/AIDS and to ensure that the state obtains its fair share of federal support for HIV care, the state’s names-based HIV case registry must be as complete as possible. […]