Dr. John Carlo Texas’ ADAP program comes up short, leaving HIV patients in a lurch Tammye Nash | Managing Editor nash@dallasvoice.com An unexpected budget shortfall announced in December by the Texas Department of State Health Services has left some Texas HIV patients in a precarious position, faced with the possibility of getting their medications late — or not at all.
The Texas HIV Medication Program, operated through DSHS, is the official AIDS Drug Assistance for the state. It also operates the Texas HIV State Pharmaceutical Assistance Program, which helps those who are HIV-positive who don’t qualify for the full extra help with out-of-pocket costs associated with their health care.