Question
If I move to the US, how can I access HIV treatment?
27 September 2010. Related: Access to treatment, All topics, Travel.
Hi I have met a really nice girl in the US. I live in the UK. I am on meds and one day thinking of moving there what are my options as far as meds are concerned as I know you have to pay for them in the US. Are there any options that I would have as far as help with the cost of meds or would some sort of health insurance cover the cost or would the NHS still cover the cost of meds or help out with the cost of HIV treatment.
Answer
Thank you for your question.
Visiting the US and moving there are different things. Regardless of your HIV status it is difficult to move to the US without a job or family already there. If you are to visit the US then you could speak to your doctors in the UK about the possibility of getting a supply of drugs for the length of time you will be away. As of January 2010, HIV positive people are allowed to visit the USA.
If you get a job in the US and are able to get a visa that way then your employers should provide you with health insurance. You should check that is covers HIV treatment.
If you have family there and want to apply for a visa through them then your need for a supply of HIV treatment may prevent your visa application from being approved.
The NHS won’t pay for HIV treatments accessed in the USA. If you were able to get a visa then you would have to get private health insurance which might be expensive.
For more information on US immigration please follow this link.
Hi , my husband is working in USA and I am about to move there too. Right now I am on HIV treatment and really worried how to get my future treatment in USA . Don know any thing about insurance . What is the procedure to get access to medicine in USA
Kindly guide me . I will be very thankful.
Hi Mavis,
If you’re asking how can you access meds in the US, then you’ll need to have private health insurance that will cover this.
hi I’m HIV positive and I want know how to get drug there, and I use health insurance from Nigeria to cover it
Hi Calvin,
Free medication in the USA in only available to US residents who have a very low income. Even people with health insurance usually have to make additional payments for their drugs.Therefore, you’ll need to have a health insurance policy that will cover the cost of your meds.
Hi I’m HIV POSITIVE and I’m about to be reside in the U.S. what I want to know is if I can get my medication the for free or for a low cost without being a burden to my spouse or any other family members
Hello,
Please do not be offended. The reason I asked if you have HIV was that this website is primarily for HIV positive people wanting to know more about HIV treatments and testing. We cannot help anyone get visas to the UK or the US, all we can do is give out information regarding travel and access to HIV medication.
Well sorry I am not sick, I was asking for help is that such a problem? So you’re saying if I had HIV you would help me? You’re wrong, sort it.
Hi, you did not mention whether or not you have HIV and are on treatments? We can only give information regarding HIV treatments and access to treatment once in the USA. We are not in a position to comment on how much relocating would cost or how to go about it other than the answer above which my colleague gave. Please reply if you have something specific to HIV treatments and moving to the USA to ask. Thanks.
Hiya I have wanted to move to USA for a long time, I am 18 and I dont know the right way to go about it and what it would cost to move but I do have family that live in Texas and Pinehurst, so would I be fine to move over without any problems? :/ I really need help
Hi, not a question.
But just to thank you for the great work you are doing.
God bless you.