CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — EDITORS/NEWS DIRECTORS: While estimated new HIV infection rates declined 23% in the United States from 2012 to 2022, a KFF Health News-Associated Press analysis found the rate has not fallen for Latinos as much as it has for other racial and ethnic groups.
Nurse practitioner Eliza Otero, left, talks with Fernando Hermida at Pineapple Health care in Orlando, Fla., on May 28, 2024. Fernando Hermida holds a bottle of Biktarvy, his HIV medication, in Charlotte, N.C., on May 27, 2024. Hermida received a $1,275 bill earlier this year for the medication, one of the reasons he decided to move to find more affordable treatment. Artwork is displayed on a wall during a staff meeting of the Pineapple Health care medical clinic in Orlando, Fla., on May 28, 2024.
The federal government launched a campaign in 2019 to end the HIV epidemic, and has funneled millions of dollars annually to certain areas with the highest infection rates. But there’s no clear mandate for that money to be spent on a particular group, leaving it up to the cities, counties, and states to come up with targeted strategies.
— How much state and local money they receive and disburse for HIV prevention, testing and treatment. — What measures are local government authorities and nonprofits taking to prevent HIV rates from increasing? Are health departments prioritizing testing? Does more money go to prevention or treatment?
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