TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV/Gray Florida Capital Bureau) – Emergency funding to restore the state’s AIDS Drug Assistance Program is now ready for Gov. Ron DeSantis.
The Florida Legislature has passed $30.9 million in emergency funding through June 30, 2026, after a Department of Health rule change in March cut more than 10,000 low-income Floridians off from HIV medication coverage.
Florida’s ADAP provides HIV medications and insurance assistance to low-income residents living with HIV. On March 1, the Department of Health reduced eligibility from 400% to 130% of the Federal Poverty Level, eliminated premium assistance, and removed medications from the program’s formulary.
The emergency appropriation restores eligibility to 400% of the Federal Poverty Level.
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AIDS Healthcare Foundation filed two lawsuits challenging the Department of Health’s emergency rules.
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