Done deal: $31M headed to AIDS drug program after DeSantis signs new law

By: Christine Sexton

Outlets: Florida Phoenix

Published: March 24, 2026

Words: 878

Last Updated: 4 months, 1 week ago

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A threatened financial deficit in a state program that helps 32,000 people with HIV and AIDS purchase life-saving drugs has been shored up now that Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed HB 697 into law Tuesday.

The bill appropriates about $31 million to the AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) over the next three months and directs the Florida Department of Health to make the program available through June 30 to people with incomes at or below …

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