L.A. County Cuts $4M From HIV/AIDS Safety-Net Spending
On Tuesday, Los Angeles County officials cut $4 million in federal funding from contracts to provide medical care to patient with HIV and AIDS citing an increase in insured county residents under the Affordable Care Act. AIDS Healthcare Foundation Board Chair Cynthia Davis argued against the decreased funding, noting that maintaining current spending levels would "ensure that these hard-to-reach and medically underserved clients" are properly identified and treated.
- "Funds for HIV/AIDS Health Care Contracts Reduced by L.A. County" (Sewell, Los Angeles Times, 2/10).