ABSTRACT
In capitalist fashion, United States policy efforts to combat the growing problem of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (AIDS) have been hierarchically directed to three major areas. The first is targeted to basic biological and clinical science research in order to identify the cause and develop a cure for the disease. The second major area is targeted to health education, prevention, and control of the spread of the disease. The third initiative is directed toward treatment of those with Human Immunodeficiency Virus/AIDS. The chapter argues the moral climate in which care is provided for persons with AIDS in the United States. It discusses several salient issues related to federal AIDS policy and outline the system of financing and service delivery for PLWAs. The chapter also discusses formal treatment and service expenditures, formal long-term care and community services, and the relationship between formal and informal services. Finally, it examines the failure of the liberal capitalist approach to AIDS care in the United States.
