by SCHA-LA
Sunday, Aug. 09, 2009 at 7:48 AM
scha.losangeles@gmail.com
California dealt a staggering blow to people with HIV/AIDS this week when Governor Schwarzenegger eliminated all state funding for most of the state's HIV programs.
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In an unprecedented move, the governor slashed more than $489 million from essential health and human services and programs this week. Included in these are roughly $82 million from HIV programs.
General funding for the following programs have been eliminated:
* HIV Education and Prevention - $24.6 million
* HIV Counseling and Testing - $8.2 million
* Therapeutic Monitoring - $8 million
* Housing - $1.09 million
* Home and Community-Based Care - $6.3 million
* Early Intervention - $7.3 million
Governor Schwarzenegger also made cuts to the following programs:
* Epidemiology & Surveillance - reduced by $1 million to $9.2 million.
* AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) - reduced by $25 million to $70.8 million. But the governor did allow $25 million to be shifted into the program from the ADAP rebate fund, almost guaranteeing shortfalls in ADAP next year.
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