What is The Ryan White Care Act?
It’s All About the Parts
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Part I: HIV/AIDS has affected millions of people in the United States and the world since the 1980s. On a global scale, large numbers of people with HIV/AIDS are not receiving the needed treatment. Congress created The Ryan White Care Act of 1990 to assist public hospitals struggling financially from caring for uninsured men and women living with HIV/AIDS. There were four Titles written into The Ryan White Care Act of 1990. In recent years the Titles have moved into five Parts, Part A-F focusing on a variety of topics.
In 2014, the Affordable Care Act gave insurance access to many of the uninsured population. Over the past few decades, countries like England and Canada have a lower percentage of HIV/AIDS cases. Is this due to their healthcare structure? In 4-5 pages, discuss the following.
- Explain the purpose of each of the five Parts in The Ryan White Care Act.
- Explain other viewpoints or opposing viewpoints of the Act.
- Describe your stance on if there is a need for the Ryan White Care Act with the Affordable Care Act. Think about other countries.
- This portion of your assignment will require you to research and examine information from various sources. Use a minimum of three credible sources for your paper, with three being an academic source from the Rasmussen College Online Library (don’t forget to include in-text citations throughout your paper with paraphrasing or quoting)
- Make sure to include your APA formatted reference page.
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The Ryan White Care Act
The level of knowledge on HIV/AIDS in the United States and the world at large was not always as high as it is in the contemporary society. In the early years of the disease’ discovery, cases were rampant as people did not know much about its control. Ryan White was among the first victims diagnosed of the disease as a 13 year old, and due to financial constraints in accessing the medication to control the opportunistic diseases associated with the deficiency. Ultimately, the teenager died three years later and the challenges faced in the society, and strain experienced by his mother prompted him becoming the face of the campaign against HIV/AIDS leading up to the passing of the Ryan White Comprehensive Aids Resources Emergency Act. As the name suggests, the act was passed as a form of response to rising cases of people in poverty needing financial assistance in an effort to deal with HIV.
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