costs of medication to treat hiv
Over 1 million Americans live with HIV. While treatable, medical costs are often exorbitant. The CDC reports that the estimated lifetime cost of treating HIV is $379,000 (in 2010 dollars), and that nearly 30 percent of those living with the virus are uninsured. Justin Terry-Smith was diagnosed with HIV in 2006. âThe medical costs are and forever will be a burden,â he says.