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Agency Budget Summary
Department of Health and Human Services
Health Resources and Services Administration
I. Resource Summary
II. Methodology
- Approximately six percent of the amounts appropriated for Titles I, II (excluding AIDS Drug [pharmaceuticals] Assistance Programs (ADAP) in Part B), and III of the Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act (Title XXVI of the PHS Act) is estimated to be used to support the provision of health care services for persons with AIDS, who are also drug addicted, in substance abuse treatment settings. Funding estimates for anti-drug abuse activities reflect this assumption.
III. Program Summary
- HRSA's Ryan White Funds support state and locally administered programs which provide a network of health care and support services in cities and states for persons living with HIV infection and AIDS, especially the uninsured who would otherwise be without care.
- Specifically, funds are used as follows:
- Title XXVI, Part A (Title I) provides substantial emergency resources to cities facing high HIV/AIDS caseloads, to sustain and develop systems of care that emphasize a continuum of services and reduce inpatient burdens. Grant awards are for outpatient and ambulatory health and support services to eligible metropolitan areas. These support services are intended for low income/under insured people living with HIV/AIDS but areavailable for people of all means. The resources provide access to community-based outpatient medical care for people with HIV/AIDS who do not currently receive adequate care in the 51 metropolitan areas eligible for FY 2000 funds.
- Title XXVI, Part B (Title II) enables states to improve the quality, availability and organization of health and support services for individuals with HIV disease and their families more broadly throughout each state. It authorizes formula grants to states and territories for the operation of HIV service delivery consortia in the localities most affected by the epidemic, provision of home and community-based care services for individuals with HIV/AIDS, continuation of health insurance coverage for low-income persons with HIV/AIDS, and treatments that have been determined to prolong life or prevent serious deterioration of health for low-income individuals with AIDS.
- Title XXVI, Part C (Title III) provides early intervention primary medical care and other services through health centers in under-served areas which face an increasing demand for HIV care. It provides for grant support to local and community based organizations (principally community and migrant health centers) which provide outreach, counseling and testing, prevention and early intervention services in a primary care setting for populations with or at risk of HIV/AIDS.
IV. Budget Summary
1999 Program
- The FY 1999 drug related resources for HRSA of $52.6 million represents an estimated 6 percent of the total requested for Titles I, II and III of the Ryan White programs.
- Funding for this program supports Goal 3 of the Strategy. This program provides for direct health care of persons with HIV/AIDS in substance abuse treatment settings.
2000 Request
The FY 2000 drug related resources for HRSA of $56.3 million represents an estimated 6 percent of the total requested for Titles I, II and III of the Ryan White programs.
The total drug control request for Goal 3 activities for FY 2000 is $56.3 million, a net increase of $3.7 million over FY 1999. No new initiatives are associated with this level of resources.
V. Program Accomplishments
- No accomplishments are reported.
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