Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes : JAIDS
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J. Acquir. Immune Defic. Syndr. · Sep 2011
Public funding of HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment, and support in California.
To determine the amount of public financing for HIV/AIDS in California and its distribution among treatment, prevention, and support services. To determine the geographical distribution of public financing for HIV/AIDS within California. ⋯ Treatment expenditures overshadow prevention spending. The dominance of entitlement programs in funding for HIV/AIDS treatment challenges policy makers to monitor the extent and quality of HIV/AIDS care in California. A unified health information system for HIV/AIDS that bridged the fragmented health payment system's data silos would benefit policy makers' efforts to monitor the delivery of HIV/AIDS services.