First established in 1996, AIDS Day Health Care programs provide services and care coordination to over 1,500 people living with AIDS in New York City, Westchester and Long Island. They are sponsored by Diagnostic and Treatment Centers as well as Residential Health Care Facilities.

In 1995-96, when initial rates were developed and programs first began operating, AIDS was a terminal illness. Today, it is a chronic disease. Over time, the needs of clients have increase in number and in complexity, thereby driving up the costs of care. Reimbursement rates, however, have been frozen. Support new funding to keep AIDS Day Health care programs strong.

The following documents summarize the proposal to increase the current Medicaid blended D&TC/RHCF rate:

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• New York Legislature 2006 Budget Request
  
• AIDS ADHC Medicaid Rates - What We Know
  
• Detailed Request