Between 2010 and 2014, the overall proportion of program patients with virologic suppression increased from 69.4% to 81.5%, and disparities in viral suppression by age and race decreased for all groups except transgender populations and unstably housed patients.
Reducing disparities in HIV care outcomes is one of the goals of the National HIV/AIDS strategy. Disparities in viral suppression have implications for personal health as well as for HIV transmission. The Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RW) is a fallback payer for care and treatment to disadvantaged uninsured or underinsured populations and is thus poised to help reduce disparities. Investigators compared viral suppression over time for RW clients between 2010 and 2014. During this time period around 250,000 persons were served by RW.
Viral suppression (to ≤200 copies/mL) increased in program clients from 69.4% in 2010 to 81.5% in 2014. The lowest rate of suppression was for young persons (13–24-years-old), but even for them the rate of suppres…
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DisclosuresGrant/Research SupportNIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; NIH/National Institute on Drug Abuse
Editorial BoardsJAIDS: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes; Vaccines
Leadership Positions in Professional SocietiesInternational Antiviral Society–USA (Board of Directors); Infectious Diseases Society of America (Past President)
DisclosuresGrant/Research SupportNIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; NIH/National Institute on Drug Abuse
Editorial BoardsJAIDS: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes; Vaccines
Leadership Positions in Professional SocietiesInternational Antiviral Society–USA (Board of Directors); Infectious Diseases Society of America (Past President)