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Ryan White CARE Act of 1990: Opportunities to Enhance Funding Equity

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date Nov. 13, 1995
Report No. HEHS-96-26
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Summary:

GAO's analysis of existing funding formulas demonstrates that federal funding under the Ryan White Care Act can be made more equitable. An important goal of the act was to target emergency funding to areas of greatest need. At the time the law was enacted, high rates of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection were found in fewer areas of the country, service delivery networks were just beginning to form, and these service delivery systems had to rely primarily on private and volunteer resources. During the past five years, however, the HIV epidemic has become more widespread and less localized. Hence, areas where the AIDS caseload had burgeoned recently need per-case funding levels comparable to those in areas where AIDS was initially concentrated.

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