Ryan White Care Act: Access to Services by Minorities, Women, and
Substance Abusers (Testimony, 07/17/95, GAO/T-HEHS-95-212).

Minorities, women, and injection drug users generally use federally
funded AIDS services at a rate that reflects their representation in the
HIV-infected population in the five cities GAO visited-- Baltimore,
Denver, Lost Angeles, Sacramento, and the Maryland suburbs of
Washington, D.C.  Service providers and advocates of HIV-infected
persons in these communities agreed with this assessment of the patient
population receiving Ryan White CARE act- funded services.  Nonetheless,
these HIV-infected groups may have to rely on Ryan White CARE Act-funded
services more so than other subpopulations.  Therefore, unmet needs for
care may still exist. Providers and advocates described barriers to care
that are particularly hard to overcome, such as homelessness, substance
abuse, and language and cultural differences.  Providers mentioned the
importance of outreach to help overcome these barriers.

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 REPORTNUM:  T-HEHS-95-212
     TITLE:  Ryan White Care Act: Access to Services by Minorities, 
             Women, and Substance Abusers
      DATE:  07/17/95
   SUBJECT:  Health services administration
             Community health services
             Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
             Women
             Minorities
             Drug abuse
             Homelessness
             Health resources utilization
             State-administered programs
             Infectious diseases
IDENTIFIER:  AIDS
             Baltimore (MD)
             Denver (CO)
             Los Angeles (CA)
             Sacramento (CA)
             Maryland
             
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