Cuomo: end of AIDS task force

Posted 8/21/12

ALBANY, NY — On October 14, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced the creation of the End of AIDS Task Force to implement his plan to end new HIV infections in the Empire State by 2020. Members of the …

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Cuomo: end of AIDS task force

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ALBANY, NY — On October 14, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced the creation of the End of AIDS Task Force to implement his plan to end new HIV infections in the Empire State by 2020. Members of the task force include longstanding AIDS activists, HIV services providers and persons living with HIV/AIDS, making it what his office called “a true public-private partnership.” Amida Care, a Medicaid health plan designed for persons living with HIV/AIDS in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Bronx, commended the initiative.

“Amida Care applauds Gov. Cuomo for forming the End of AIDS Task Force. We are grateful to be the first state in the nation to set a deadline to end the spread of HIV.” A press release from Cuomo’s office said, “The formation of this task force makes New York a national model in the fight against AIDS. Over the last decade, New York State has achieved a 40% decrease in new HIV cases, which is unprecedented nationwide. Government, providers, health plans and consumers will be working together to tackle the next frontier to end AIDS.”

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