Tennessee’s shift in HIV prevention funding will lead to poorer health outcomes for its residents, suggests study

A study published in Clinical Infectious Diseases led by Massachusetts General Hospital investigators, warns that Tennessee’s new HIV prevention funding policy will lead to poorer health outcomes for its residents. Tennessee plans to reject $6 million in Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) funding. Instead, they’ll redirect state resources for HIV prevention to first responders, pregnant individuals and survivors of sex trafficking. Using a microsimulation model, a team of researchers led by Ethan Borre, MD, Ph.D., found that the shift in funding will harm high-risk groups while providing only Read More

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