Lois Frankel
12/16/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 12/16/2025 11:17
Bipartisan Florida Delegation Urges Implementation of Proposal to Strengthen HIV/AIDS Care
Bipartisan Florida Delegation Urges Implementation of Proposal to Strengthen HIV/AIDS Care
Washington, DC, December 16, 2025
Tags: Health Care
A bipartisan group of Florida lawmakers is urging swift implementation of proposed updates to the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program funding formula-changes that would significantly strengthen Florida's ability to provide lifesaving care to low-income people living with HIV/AIDS.
The Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program, established by Congress in 1990, provides critical medical care and support services to approximately 500,000 low-income Americans each year. Florida has one of the largest HIV-positive populations in the nation, with more than 100,000 Floridians living with HIV.
Last month, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)-the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services agency that administers the program-proposed updating the funding formula to reflect where people live today, rather than where they were originally diagnosed. The current formula disadvantages high-growth states like Florida, which experiences significant migration and population shifts each year.
The bipartisan Florida delegation urged HRSA to move forward with the update so federal resources better align with patient needs and current population realities.
"Florida's HIV community has grown and changed, but the funding formula hasn't kept up," said Rep. Frankel (D-FL-22). "This is about making sure federal dollars follow patients so people can get tested, treated, and stay healthy. That's good public health and good stewardship of taxpayer dollars."
The letter was led by Rep. Lois Frankel (D-FL-22) and signed by Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) as well as Representatives Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL-26), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL-25), Vern Buchanan (R-FL-16), Kathy Castor (D-FL-14), Frederica Wilson (D-FL-24), John Rutherford (R-FL-05), Darren Soto (D-FL-09), Kat Cammack (R-FL-03), Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL-27), Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL-20), Maxwell Alejandro Frost (D-FL-10), Laurel Lee (R-FL-15), Jared Moskowitz (D-FL-23), and Randy Fine (R-FL-06).
To read the full letter, click here.
The Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program, established by Congress in 1990, provides critical medical care and support services to approximately 500,000 low-income Americans each year. Florida has one of the largest HIV-positive populations in the nation, with more than 100,000 Floridians living with HIV.
Last month, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)-the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services agency that administers the program-proposed updating the funding formula to reflect where people live today, rather than where they were originally diagnosed. The current formula disadvantages high-growth states like Florida, which experiences significant migration and population shifts each year.
The bipartisan Florida delegation urged HRSA to move forward with the update so federal resources better align with patient needs and current population realities.
"Florida's HIV community has grown and changed, but the funding formula hasn't kept up," said Rep. Frankel (D-FL-22). "This is about making sure federal dollars follow patients so people can get tested, treated, and stay healthy. That's good public health and good stewardship of taxpayer dollars."
The letter was led by Rep. Lois Frankel (D-FL-22) and signed by Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) as well as Representatives Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL-26), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL-25), Vern Buchanan (R-FL-16), Kathy Castor (D-FL-14), Frederica Wilson (D-FL-24), John Rutherford (R-FL-05), Darren Soto (D-FL-09), Kat Cammack (R-FL-03), Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL-27), Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL-20), Maxwell Alejandro Frost (D-FL-10), Laurel Lee (R-FL-15), Jared Moskowitz (D-FL-23), and Randy Fine (R-FL-06).
To read the full letter, click here.
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