TAEP is committed to bringing together advocates, consumers, health care providers and government leaders in support of early access to high-quality and affordable care and treatment for low-income people living with HIV/AIDS and other chronic medical conditions.
The Treatment Access Expansion Project (TAEP) was founded in 1996 with the purpose of working to expand access to affordable, comprehensive, quality health care for poor and low-income individuals living with HIV and AIDS. Since that time TAEP’s work has expanded to encompass the health care access needs of all low-income individuals living with chronic medical conditions, including HIV, hepatitis and mental illness.
TAEP plays a leadership role in addressing emerging health care access opportunities and challenges by coordinating and informing the efforts of national, state and local community partners as they work to secure, preserve, and improve access to testing, care, treatment and essential support services.
Currently, TAEP is actively engaged in both Health Care Reform and National HIV/AIDS Strategy implementation – working to ensure that the promises offered by both are a reality for low-income uninsured people living with chronic medical conditions.