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The Network is a national, not for profit organization that provides case management, treatment and care access education and information, advocacy and counseling, and other services for people with chronic hepatitis, AIDS, and HIV/Hepatitis co-infection. There is no fee, charge or donation required to receive our services. Please e-mail us at The Network, or call our national toll-free number at (800) 734-7104 for help getting treatments, care or services. People with HIV or HIV/Hepatitis co-infection who live in the New York City area (all boroughs as well as surrounding areas and parts of New Jersey) can enroll in our no fee, no insurance required case management program. New York State ADAP has added new medications. Download the updated ADAP and ADAP Plus description or contact your Network case manager. We also assist people with insurance and those who are under-insured or in need of additional coverage. The Access Project is continually updated. Call 1-800-734-7104 in New York City or nationwide for assistance. The states of Massachusetts, Kentucky, and Arkansas have been updated on May 1, 2008. Working on New York, Idaho and Puerto Rico and 32 other states. Service and Resource Providers: E-mail information about your program to ethan@atdn.org or contact Ethan at (800)734-7104 Contact The Network for help getting drugs or services. Our national toll-free phone number is (800) 734-7104. The Access Project will help you to figure out what programs you are eligible for and even serve as your Case Manager, but our goal is to find you a case manager who can assist you in your area. There are several ways to get care and treatments covered for Hepatitis, HIV, Hepatitis/HIV co-infection, and other diseases. Most but not all are based on your income, if you have dependents such as children, your current insurance status, and often other factors. The Access Project will also help you to locate local and national organizations and groups that will assist you to advocate for your needs and the needs of others. Some programs are HIV specific. Others are Hepatitis specific, although much more public attention and support for both Hepatitis as well as HIV screening, medical care and treatment is much needed in the United States. (See HCAU! and Project Inform to your right) |
  
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For National ADAP Monitoring Project Reports, and a wide variety of other information and policy reports, go to NASTAD. The 2008 ADAP Formularies (covered drugs and such). Current law doesn't allow ADAP spending to count towards TrOOP (the out of pocket expenses you pay for the "donut hole" in Medicare Part D). If ADAP were allowed to count as TrOOP, it would save about $50 million per year. The U.S. Senate will debate Medicare reform legislation. They can play a major role in fixing this problem by including the ADAP as TrOOP provision.Call the Capitol Switchboard toll-free at (800) 828-0498. Ask to be connected to your Senator's office. Go to www.congress.org and enter your zip code in the upper left corner. If you can't call, send an email to both of your Senators with the same message. Go to www.senate.gov to find their websites and how to email them. May 19th - World Hepatitis Day Action Alert Our good friends at Treatment Action Group (TAG) have recently published Tracy Swan's HCV Drugs Pipeline Report, and a new Hepatitis Co-infection booklet. These materials, and much more are available at their website. Printed copies of reports are available at no cost. |