| | AEGiS-PRn: AHF Victorious in Guaranteeing Access: Governor Signs AIDS Drug Bill (AB 1047, Marco Firebaugh, D-Los ... |
 | | The bill, one of two AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) bills pending on the Governor's desk, was signed into law yesterday, and now enables the state to add more FDA-approved AIDS drugs to the state's AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) formulary in a more timely manner. |
 | | "AB 1047 will strengthen the arsenal of life saving medications available to fight AIDS by placing many FDA-approved anti-viral AIDS drugs on the state's ADAP formulary much more quickly," said Michael Weinstein, President of AIDS Healthcare Foundation, the chief backer of the measure. |
 | | While the Medi-Cal program-by-statute is required to (and does) add such drugs almost immediately upon FDA approval, AB 1047 levels the playing field for AIDS drug access for the increasing number of Californians not covered by Medi-Cal that are in need of assistance obtaining these effective AIDS medications. |
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