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PENNSYLVANIA ADAP
Current Status:according to the national alliance of state & territorial aids directors (NASTAD), PENNSYLVANIA’s aids drug assistance program currently has A SIGNIFICANT BUDGET DEFICIT PROJECTED (≥5% of total operating budget).
This report tracks the current and projected fiscal health and cost-containment measures of AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs).
This toolkit offers guidance and tips for patient advocates on engaging federal and state policymakers.
This logo can be used across numerous platforms to raise awareness about the ongoing financial crisis facing ADAPs.
This document provides state-specific suggested social shares for Facebook, Bluesky, X (formerly Twitter), and LinkedIn.
“When you cut access to programs like THE Special Pharmaceutical Benefits Program (SPBP), there’s a population that gets eliminated,
especially people who have jobs, but don’t have insurance. This is what I did at first. It’s confusing - if you try to get a job and get off of state assistance, you risk losing eligibility for your meds. People have already lost food benefits; with the work requirements coming, more people will lose insurance.
I work a minimum-wage job that doesn’t offer insurance. SPBP makes it possible for me to afford my HIV medications. Without that support, I would be lost to care and no longer undetectable. When you are cutting people from SPBP, you throw people off their medications; they will get sick, and HIV transmissions will go up. SPBP isn’t just about HIV medications; it’s an essential part of keeping our public health systems running.”
- Stephani Krupsky, client
Philadelphia, PA