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The False Economy of Rationing Life
States are rationing HIV medications through prior auth and formulary cuts to solve ADAP budget crises — a strategy that costs more, drives resistance, and concentrates harm on the most vulnerable.

Travis Roppolo
Mar 235 min read


ADAPs Work. Federal Policy Is Defunding Them on Accident.
ADAPs achieve 87% viral suppression but face funding crisis as multiple policies erode 340B rebates.

Travis Roppolo
Mar 16 min read


Congress Rejects HIV Cuts, But Flat Funding Won't End the Epidemic
FY2026 preserves HIV funding but level funding can't support long-acting therapeutics or growing needs.

Travis Roppolo
Feb 17 min read


HIV/HCV Co-Infection Watch Q1: January 2026
Q1 2026 Watch: HCV/HIV co-infection treatment access under evolving federal and state policies.

Ranier Simons
Jan 2830 min read
Policy Failures, Not Fate: Inside 2025's Health-Care Unraveling
2025 healthcare crises result from policy choices as ACA subsidies expire, HIV care deteriorates, and state pricing experiments proliferate.

Travis Roppolo
Dec 7, 20259 min read
The HIV Care System Is Breaking Before Congress Even Cuts It
HIV care system deterioration from administrative obstruction and funding delays presages catastrophic effects of potential budget cuts.

Travis Roppolo
Nov 16, 20257 min read
Federal Policy Changes Threaten to Overwhelm ADAPs
Federal policy changes including Medicaid work requirements and ADAP eligibility restrictions threaten access to HIV medications.

Travis Roppolo
Nov 9, 20256 min read


HIV/HCV Co-Infection Watch Q4: October 2025
Q4 2025 Watch monitoring HCV treatment access and federal initiatives including Cure Hepatitis C Act.

Ranier Simons
Oct 29, 202530 min read
Collateral Damage - How Shutdown Politics Abandons Survivors at the Margins
Government shutdown disrupts grant payments to community health centers and crisis service providers, threatening vulnerable population access.

Travis Roppolo
Oct 12, 20256 min read
The Plan to Kill the World's Most Successful AIDS Program
Proposed PEPFAR defunding would eliminate the world's most successful global HIV program and damage international health capacity.

Travis Roppolo
Aug 3, 20255 min read


HIV/HCV Co-Infection Watch Q3: July 2025
Q3 2025 Watch: critical analysis including Cure Hepatitis C Act proposing subscription treatment models.

Travis Roppolo
Jul 29, 202532 min read
The Coming HIV Care Crisis
Impending HIV care crisis results from Medicaid work requirements, federal funding cuts, and healthcare system fragmentation.

Travis Roppolo
Jul 13, 20256 min read
Leaked HHS Budget - Critical HIV Services Face Deep Cuts
HHS budget proposal would eliminate critical HIV prevention funding and reduce Ryan White HIV/AIDS program resources.

Travis Roppolo
Apr 27, 20257 min read


HIV/HCV Co-Infection Watch Q2: April 2025
Q2 2025 Watch monitoring HCV and HIV treatment access through ADAPs, Medicaid, and federal assistance.

Travis Roppolo
Apr 23, 202528 min read
Massive Medicaid Cuts Could Threaten Healthcare Access for Millions
Proposed Medicaid cuts and work requirements threaten coverage for millions including people living with HIV.

Travis Roppolo
Feb 2, 20256 min read


HIV/HCV Co-Infection Watch Q1: January 2025
Q1 2025 Watch: comprehensive update on HIV/HCV co-infection treatment access across federal and state programs.

Travis Roppolo
Jan 27, 202525 min read
Healthcare in the Lame Duck
Healthcare policy opportunities and threats during lame duck congressional session.

Travis Roppolo
Dec 8, 202410 min read
Bipartisan Hepatitis C Elimination Plan Presents Critical Lame Duck Opportunity
Bipartisan HCV elimination legislation analysis and critical legislative window.

Travis Roppolo
Nov 17, 20246 min read
Partisan Battles Put Public Health Programs in Jeopardy
Partisan political battles threaten essential public health programs and HIV funding.

Travis Roppolo
Nov 10, 20248 min read


HIV/HCV Co-Infection Watch Q4: October 2024
Q4 2024 Watch: HCV treatment access assessment with guidance for disaster-displaced individuals.

Ranier Simons
Oct 27, 202424 min read
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