Virginians living with HIV struggle to get drugs that fight the virus after massive health care cuts

By: WHRO

Outlets: Virginia Mercury

Published: July 2, 2026

Words: 1,147

Last Updated: 3 weeks ago

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By Leah Small/WHRO

People living with HIV don’t know when their next refills will come for lifesaving medication, more than a year after the Virginia Department of Health cut funding to HIV clinics serving people who can’t afford healthcare.

Many clients of Virginia clinics that lost such funding are weeks away from running out of antiretroviral medication, some providers said. And nonprofit providers around the state said lawmakers’ efforts to restore some funding to …

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