Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS Prevention Subcommittee
Domestic Subcommittee Resolution #3:
WHEREAS HIV infection continues to evolve toward a complex, chronic, ambulatory illness for many people, with continued emphasis on reduced mortality, decreased hospital utilization, and long-term viral suppression; and
WHEREAS appropriate expertise and experience in the management of HIV infection lead to better outcomes for people living with HIV disease 1,2; and
WHEREAS there are over 1,000,000 people living with HIV disease in all parts of the United States that are in need of lifelong care; and
WHEREAS there is concern that there exists a workplace shortage and that present medical providers are having difficulty managing their current patient caseload;
WHEREAS this shortage of medical providers is having a significant impact on providing culturally competent service for HIV patients; then
BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS calls on the Secretary of Health and Human Services to sponsor an Institute of Medicine study of the HIV medical workforce. This study will assess the capacity of the HIV medical workforce, including issues surrounding reimbursement, to respond to the needs of persons living with HIV/AIDS on a regional and national basis.
BE IT FURTHER REOLVED THAT the Secretary of Health and Human Service develop interim steps to address areas of known medical workforce shortages.
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