Financing the Care of Patients with the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
Authors: HEALTH AND PUBLIC POLICY COMMITTEE*
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1988)

Position Papers1 March 1988Financing the Care of Patients with the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)HEALTH AND PUBLIC POLICY COMMITTEE*HEALTH AND PUBLIC POLICY COMMITTEE*Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-108-3-470 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe problem of financing care for patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and other illnesses resulting from the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is symptomatic of the larger problems of financing health care in this country. Although most often the term "patients with AIDS" is used in this paper for simplification, our statements and recommendations apply to patients with all HIV-associated illnesses. The AIDS crisis places in bold relief inadequacies that are felt throughout our health system, such as inadequate care for persons who have neither private nor public coverage, limited access of the poor to care, inadequate funding for...References1. Coolfont report: a PHS plan for prevention and control of AIDS and the AIDS virus. Public Health Rep. 1986;101:341-8. MedlineGoogle Scholar2. ROPER W. Statement of the Administrator, Health Care Financing Administration, Before the Committee on Finance, Subcommittee on Social Security and Family Policy [Testimony]. 10 September 1987. Available from the United States Senate. Google Scholar3. Preliminary Report of the Presidential Commission on the Human Immunodeficiency Virus Epidemic. 2 December 1987. Google Scholar4. A Comparative Review of State-Only Expenditures for AIDS—Major Trends, Fiscal Years 1983-1988. Washington, D.C.: September 1987; (George Washington University: Intergovernmental Health Policy Project). Google Scholar5. ROWERYANTHOMAS MCC. AIDS, A Public Health Challenge: Washington, D. C.: October 1987. (George Washington University: Intergovernmental Health Policy Project) State Issues, Policies, and Programs. Google Scholar6. RUST D. Statement of the Associate Commissioner for Disability, Social Security Administration, Before the Committee on Finance, Subcommittee on Social Security and Family Policy [Testimony]. 10 September 1987. Available from the United States Senate. Google Scholar7. ANDRULISBEERSBENTLEYGAGE DVJL. The provision and financing of medical care for AIDS patients in U. S. public and private teaching hospitals. JAMA. 1987;258:1343-6. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar8. . The acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Ann Intern Med. 1988;108:460-469. LinkGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: *This paper was written by Howard B. Shapiro, Ph.D., and was developed for the Health and Public Policy Committee by the Health Care Financing Subcommittee: John M. Eisenberg, M.D., Chairman; Robert H. Brook, M.D.; Paul S. Entmacher, M.D.; Arthur W. Feinberg, M.D.; Bruce J. Sams, Jr., M.D.; and H. Denman Scott, M.D. Members of the Health and Public Policy Committee for the 1987-1988 term are Richard G. Farmer, M.D., Chairman; John M. Eisenberg, M.D.; F. Daniel Duffy, M.D.; Donald L. Feinstein, M.D.; Paul F. Griner, M.D.; Joseph E. Johnson III, M.D.; Charles E. Lewis, M.D.; and Michael A. Nevins, M.D.; C. S. Lewis, Jr., M.D.; Stephen A. Schroeder, M.D.; and Quentin D. Young, M.D. The paper was adopted by the Board of Regents on 15 January 1988. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byIs it time for a comprehensive aids medical center?Cost of Hospital-Based AIDS ResearchThe Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) and Infection with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)HEALTH AND PUBLIC POLICY COMMITTEE* 1 March 1988Volume 108, Issue 3Page: 470-473KeywordsAIDSHIVHealth carePatientsPrevention, policy, and public healthPublic policy ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 March 1988 Copyright & Permissions© 1988 American College of PhysiciansPDF downloadLoading ...