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U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security
Title: Ensuring Early Diagnosis and Access to Treatment for HIV/AIDS: Can Federal Resources Be More Effectively Targeted?
Date: 4/26/06
Time (EST): 2:30 PM
Place: Dirksen Senate Office Building, Rm. 342
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This hearing will examine how federal funding is being distributed to provide AIDS drugs and HIV testing opportunities in the U.S. GAO will present the findings of a just completed three year examination of these efforts. HRSA and CDC will also testify on their programs.

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Member Statements
    Senator Tom Coburn   [View PDF]
 
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Witnesses Testimony
 
Panel 1
  Dr. Deborah Hopson [View PDF] , Associate Administrator , Health Resources and Services Administration HIV/AIDS Bureau
  Dr. Kevin Fenton [View PDF] , Director , National Center for HIV, STD and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  Dr. Marcia Crosse [View PDF] , Director, Public Health and Military Health Care Issues , U. S. Government Accountability Office

Panel 2
  Ms. Beth Scalco [View PDF] , Director , HIV/AIDS program, Louisiana Office of Public Health State Director, National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD)
  Mr. Michael Weinstein [View PDF] , President , AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), The Nation’s Largest Provider of HIV/AIDS Medical Care



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Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
340 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510