Help save ADAP programs!

[Guest guest]

Hello all,

This message is originally from Clary at Project Inform,

San Francisco.

Bob

Hi everyone:

There is a big push this week to get calls and emails to the White House urging

President Obama to provide emergency funding for ADAPs that are unable to provide

treatment to those in need. Please take a few minutes to read through the Alert

below and make a phone call and/or send an email - and spread the word! Time is

running out and we need to act now.

Thanks!

Clary

Project Inform

Urge President Obama to Provide Emergency Funding for ADAPs in Crisis

AIDS Drug Assistance Programs provided medications to over 166,000 individuals

in FY2009. Unfortunately, many ADAPs have put in place barriers to access such

as reducing the eligibility, changing the formulary, and closing enrollment.

Nearly 1,000 individuals in nine states are on waiting lists to receive their

life-saving and life-sustaining medications through the AIDS Drug Assistance

Programs (ADAP). We need your help to ensure that the Obama Administration

takes action to help those in need!

How you can help:

There are two ways you can help. By the end of the week please call or email

(or both) the White House.

1. Call the White House at 202-456-1111 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 202-456-1111 end_of_the_skype_highlighting

and leave the following message:

My name is and I am calling today to urge President Obama to provide $126

million in emergency funding for the AIDS Drug Assistance Programs. These

programs provide life-saving medications to HIV-positive individuals who have

no other access to care. However, nearly 1,000 HIV-positive individuals are on

waiting lists to receive their medications. Please take action to address the

crisis.

2. Email the Office of National AIDS Policy with a similar message.

Please email AIDSpolicy@... with the following message:

My name is and I am writing today to urge President Obama to provide $126

million in emergency funding for the AIDS Drug Assistance Programs. These

programs provide life-saving medications to HIV-positive individuals who have

no other access to care. However, nearly 1,000 HIV-positive individuals are on

waiting lists to receive their medications. Sixteen other states have

instituted additional cost containment measures that are barriers to their

programs.

Please take action to help these ADAP clients.

Sincerely,

Your Name and City, State