# NASTAD

Type: organization

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## Timeline

- **2026-03-17**: New Limits Reported — States begin implementing restrictive eligibility and waitlists for drug assistance programs.
- **2024**: Fiscal Pressure Mounts — Rising costs of long-acting therapies and expiration of pandemic funding strain state budgets.
- **2011**: Waitlist Peak — National ADAP waitlists reached a record high of over 9,000 individuals following the Great Recession.
- **1990**: Ryan White CARE Act — Federal legislation established to provide a safety net for HIV/AIDS care and treatment.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### State Budget Cuts Force New Restrictions on HIV Drug Assistance Programs
2026-03-17 21:17:57 · Sentiment: Negative · Impact: 6/10 · Sources: 2

Several states have begun implementing restrictive eligibility requirements and waitlists for AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs), citing budgetary shortfalls and rising medication costs. This shift threatens to reverse years of progress in HIV viral suppression and places significant financial pressure on low-income patients and safety-net providers.
Full story: https://getbiobrief.com/story/hiv-drug-assistance-program-limits-2026

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