HIV/AIDS

The Center has conducted numerous studies related to HIV care access and financing. Specific research topics include:

  • Coordination of Medicaid and Ryan White CARE Act programs.
  • Expanding Medicaid eligibility for people with HIV.
  • Private insurance options for people with HIV.

Specific initiatives include:

  • Center for Integrated HIV Care Networks to develop networks of care providers that compete in a managed care environment.
  • Forum for Collaborative HIV Research. The Forum for Collaborative HIV Research is an independent public-private partnership whose mission is to facilitate discussion on emerging issues in HIV clinical and health services research and the transfer of research results into care.

Related Publications

Publications Available Online

Palen, J., Levi, J., Wilensky, S., and Kates, J. Integrating HIV Prevention Services into the Clinical Care Setting in Medicaid and Ryan White CARE Act Programs: Legal, Financial, and Organizational Issues. Kaiser Family Foundation HIV/AIDS Policy Brief, December 2004.

Maximizing Access to Medications Through Efficient Use of CARE Act Resources. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration HIV/AIDS Bureau. May 2003.

Report From the 3rd International STI Workshop. Forum for Collaborative HIV Research. November 2002.

What Defines HIV Lipodystrophy? Forum for Collaborative HIV Research. November 2002.

Mascolini, M., Fiscus, S., Landay, A. and Weiss, L. HIV Monitoring & Diagnostic Technology Transfer to Resource Poor Settings. A meeting organized by the Forum for Collaborative HIV Research.

Forum for Collaborative HIV Research. Linkage and Integration of HIV Testing, Prevention, and Care Services. June 2002.

Forum for Collaborative HIV Research. Examining the Risk and Benefits of Directly Observed Therapy (DOT) for Treatment of HIV Disease. May 2002.

Wilson, M., Levi, J., and Owen, A. Mitigating Financial Risk with HIV/AIDS Patients. May 2002.

Forum for Collaborative HIV Research. Imunological Markers to Evaluate Immune-based Therapies in HIV Disease Meeting Report. February 2001.

Forum for Collaborative HIV Research. Structured Treatment Interruptions Workshop Summary. January 2001.

Forum for Collaborative HIV Research. Immune-based Therapies and HIV Disease, December 2000.

Forum for Collaborative HIV Research. Immune-based Therapies: A Review of Clinical Endpoints Used in Trials of Selected Immunologic Agents. Prepared for the Forum for Collaborative HIV Research by Karen Eddleman. December 2000.

Forum for Collaborative HIV Research. Bone Metabolism and HIV Disease. August 2000.

Forum for Collaborative HIV Research. Mitochondrial Toxicity and HIV Disease, June 2000.

Forum for Collaborative HIV Research. Report of Meeting on Drug Interaction Research in HIV Disease. April 2000.

Forum for Collaborative HIV Research. Adherence to Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) Among Individuals with HIV/AIDS: A Compendium of HAART Adherence Research, November 1997-November 1999. November 1999.

Forum for Collaborative HIV Research. Simplifying Antiretroviral Treatment Regimens — A Summary of Current Research. Prepared for the Forum for Collaborative HIV Research by Dave Gilden. June 1999.

Kenney, K.A., Maloy, K.A., and Kreling, B.A. Experiences of HIV-Infected Beneficiaries in the Move to Mandatory Medicaid Managed Care in Three States. March 1999.

Forum for Collaborative HIV Research. Failure of Initial Antiretroviral Treatment Regimens — An Update of Current Research. Prepared for the Forum for Collaborative HIV Research by Dave Gilden. January 1999.

Hidalgo, J., Blake, S., and Hardy, L. An Inventory of Federally Sponsored HIV and HIV-Related Databases, with HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation. 1999.

Forum for Collaborative HIV Research. Developing a Research Agenda for Patient Outcomes Research in HIV Disease, 1999.

Forum for Collaborative HIV Research. Adherence to HIV Therapy — Building a Bridge to Success. 1999.

Forum for Collaborative HIV Research. The Challenges of Clinical Trial Design in Assessing the Effects of Anti-HIV Therapy in Heavily Pre-Treated Patients. May 1999.

Forum for Collaborative HIV Research. Adherence to New HIV Therapies: A Research Conference. November 1998

Barr, D. Text of Speech at 4th Conference on Drug Therapy in Glasgow, Scotland November 1998.

Forum for Collaborative HIV Research. HIV Treatment Failure: A Review of Current Clinical Research. June 1998.

Forum for Collaborative HIV Research. The Potential of Patient Outcomes Research in HIV Disease. September 1999.

Forum for Collaborative HIV Research. Metabolic Abnormalities in HIV Disease and Treatment.October 1998.

Forum for Collaborative HIV Research. Metabolic Consequences of HIV Disease and Treatment. June 1998.

Forum for Collaborative HIV Research. Dissemination and Evaluation of Clinical Practice Guidelines for HIV Infection, May 1998.

Articles Published in Professional Literature

Levi, J. "The Evolution of National Funding Policies for HIV Prevention and Treatment," chapter in Dawning Answers: How the HIV/AIDS Epidemic Has Helped to Strengthen Public Health, Edited by Valdiserri, R. New York: Oxford University Press, 2003.

Levi, J. "The Public Health Challenges of the HIV Epidemic," editorial, American Journal of Public Health, July 2000.

Levi, J. and Kates, J. "HIV: Challenging the Health Care Delivery System," American Journal Of Public Health, July 2000.

Levi, J., Hidalgo, J., and Wyatt, S. "The Impact of State-by-State Variability in Entitlement Programs on the Ryan White CARE Act and Access to Services for Underserved Populations," In. In C. Ryan (ed.) Directions in HIV Service Delivery and Care: A Policy Brief. Rockville: Health Resources and Services Administration, (2):1520; 2000.

Levi, J. "Can Access to Care for People Living with HIV Be Expand?" AIDS and Public Policy Journal, Summer 1998.

Levi, J. "Rethinking HIV Counseling and Testing," AIDS and Public Policy Journal, Winter 1997.

Other Publications

Zuvekas A., Shin P., and Silver K. The Airbridge HIV/AIDS Referral Project: An Evaluation. Prepared for William F. Ryan Community Health Center, New York City. 1995.

Wehr, E., Fagan, Blake, S., and Rosenbaum, S. An Analysis of HIV/AIDS Related Provisions of Medicaid Managed Care Contracts: A Focused Study. June 1998.

Levi, J., Sogocio, K., Gambrel, A., and Jones, K. Can Access to the Private Insurance Market Be Increased for People Living with HIV? February 1999.

Levi, J., Kaplan, J., and Novick, A. New Approaches to HIV Surveillance: Means and Ends, with Yale University Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS. 1998.

Barr, D. "When to Start HIV Therapy?" POZ Magazine April 2000.