The mission of the AIDS Drug Assistance Protocol Fund is to facilitate access to HIV and HCV drugs
to the medically indigent that are enrolled in US state AIDS Drug Assistance Program waiting lists until
they are covered by applicable pharmaceutical manufacturer's patient assistance programs, AIDS Drug
Assistance Program, or other payor.

This mission will be accomplished by

• Educating corporations and individuals on the ethical challenges of sharing with
  government the responsibility for providing access to life-extending drugs for the US
  medically indigent with HIV disease.

• Developing private funding resources for state ADAP programs to provide emergency drugs
  for people on state ADAP waiting lists that are prioritized according to proposed voluntary
  national guidelines.

• Developing  private funding resources for state high-risk insurance pools to provide
  insurance for people with HIV disease.

• Developing private funding resources for case management and related studies of people on
  state ADAP waiting lists to determine eligibility for other benefit sources and the impact of
  waiting list dynamics on health status.

• Developing private funding resources for physician volunteer services to rural US communities
  without access to HIV medical care to monitor patients with HIV and write prescriptions.

• Serving as a patient advocate to facilitate continuous coverage from a patient's current payor to a
  state ADAP plan to prevent any interruption of access to antiretroviral drugs and other necessary
  care.