Open AccessShort-Term Outcomes and Lessons Learned From the Federal HIV Health Improvement Affinity Group for State Medicaid/Children's Health Insurance Program Agencies and State Health Departments
Author(s) -
Cathleen Davies,
Pamela W. Klein,
I Okoye,
Janet Heitgerd,
Ekaterine Shapatava,
Ijeoma Ihiasota,
Michelle Nichole Charlene Browne,
Abigail H. Viall,
Deirdra Stockmann,
Heather Hauck
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.162
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1944-7884
pISSN - 1525-4135
DOI - 10.1097/qai.0000000000002021
Subject(s) - medicaid , health care , public health , family medicine , medicine , patient protection and affordable care act , managed care , business , environmental health , gerontology , nursing , political science , law
Medicaid is the single largest source of health care coverage for people living with HIV (PLWH) in the United States. Therefore, high-quality HIV care and associated viral suppression among Medicaid beneficiaries have the potential to greatly impact the HIV epidemic. The HIV Health Improvement Affinity Group (HHIAG) supported state efforts to improve health outcomes for PLWH enrolled in Medicaid through new or enhanced collaborations between state public health departments and state Medicaid agencies.