Trump budget cuts are hurting efforts to counter HIV, especially in southern states.

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Health care groups across the South are scaling back HIV testing and outreach because of the Trump administration’s budget cuts and layoffs.

...the region accounted for half of the nation’s new HIV cases in 2022. Southern states also heavily rely on federal funds: Mississippi, Alabama, and Louisiana put zero state funds into HIV prevention last year, compared with half of Colorado’s budget coming from the state and 88% of New York’s. 

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