United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office Health, Education, and Human Services Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1995-07-17 monographic deposited born digital GA 1.13:T-HEHS-95-212 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-T-HEHS-95-212 P0b002ee18039bc6e f:the95212 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-23 GAOREPORTS-T-HEHS-95-212 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-T-HEHS-95-212 T-HEHS-95-212 Health services administration Community health services Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome Women Minorities Drug abuse Homelessness Health resources utilization State-administered programs Infectious diseases AIDS Baltimore (MD) Denver (CO) Los Angeles (CA) Sacramento (CA) Maryland Testimony HEHS 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. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-T-HEHS-95-212/html/GAOREPORTS-T-HEHS-95-212.htm GAO/T-HEHS-95-212 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-T-HEHS-95-212 Testimony GAO/T-HEHS-95-212; Ryan White Care Act: Access to Services by Minorities, Women, and Substance Abusers; Health services administration Community health services Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome Women Minorities Drug abuse Homelessness Health resources utilization State-administered programs Infectious diseases AIDS Baltimore (MD) Denver (CO) Los Angeles (CA) Sacramento (CA) Maryland