Ryan White 2012 Grantee Meeting

States will be shaping how persons with chronic conditions including HIV will access care and services in striving to meet the National HIV/AIDS Strategy with healthcare reform implementation. This session will provide best practices for Ryan White Grantees and Sub-grantees to adjust to healthcare reform readiness in their states.

Learning Objectives:

• Illustrate how one State involved four State departments, multiple community collaborators, policy experts, and providers convened by the leading HIV policy organization maximized opportunities in healthcare reform.
• Provide specific, practical examples of how persons with or at risk of HIV can benefit from health care reform activities blended with the Ryan White program.
• Include measurable outcomes from the National HIV/AIDS Strategy to establish essential health benefits for persons with HIV that will advance the goals within the strategy.