It is false.
Healthcare cost that is associated with the treatment of HIV/AIDS is very expensive and it is not fully covered by Health Insurance.
The drugs available for the treatment of HIV/AIDS are very expensive. Also, the cost of drugs varies. The lifetime amount it will cost a person that is living with HIV/AIDS will amount to hundreds of thousands of dollars.
On averages, the cost of HIV treatment in a year is around $13,000 to $20,000
However, In the US, people living with HIV/AIDS do not have to pay the full cost of their treatment; there are different ways the cost of HIV/AIDS drugs and treatment can be covered.
Some of these ways include
Other ways you can also cover the cost of treatment include
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The treatment of HIV-AIDS is very expensive and is not covered in any health insurance.
Further Explanation:
Human immunodeficiency virus is very harmful and destroys immune cells of an infected individual. It weakens the immune system of an individual and makes it more prone to infectious disease. The last stage of infection with HIV-virus is AIDS. It is referred to as Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
HIV infection can be transmitted through unprotected intercourse. It can also transmit through used needles. HIV cannot easily treat but can be controlled through medicine. The treatment of HIV infection is very expensive and required a lot of money to spend. According to the US department of health, the average spent of an individual on the treatment of infectious HIV is approximately twelve thousand dollars to twenty-one thousand dollars. The treatment of infectious HIV can be covered by private health insurance. But they do not pay for the complete treatment; they help with some percentage.
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Grade: High School
Subject: Health
Topic: HIV
Keywords:
HIV, AIDS, percentage, immune system, immune cell, controlled, health insurance, dollars, infected, harmful, destroy, cover, syndrome, treat.
