Caring for HIV Patients
Good News and Bad News
This research brief describes work documented in Do People with HIV Get the Dental Care They Need? Results of the HCSUS Study (RB-9067).
Excerpt: The good news about HIV care in the United States is that treatment costs are not prohibitive — the average cost per patient equals about $20,000 a year. Although these costs represent a growing burden on the public sector, they are still smaller than the costs of treating some other major diseases. The bad news, however, is that one-half to two-thirds of American adults infected with HIV do not get regular care, and even fewer receive the most advanced anti-HIV therapy.
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- Document Number: RB-4525
- Year: 1999
- Series: Research Briefs
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