New CDC Data: HIV Care & Other Services in U.S.
Cross-posted from: CDC
CDC recently released a new Medical Monitoring Project (MMP) data report. MMP is one of several vital surveillance systems the agency uses to help inform, direct, and evaluate the nation’s HIV prevention and treatment efforts. Findings highlight the critical need to address remaining gaps in sustained viral suppression and access to supportive services.
CDC has gathered HIV data since 1981, since the very first reports of what was then an unknown disease. Today, the MMP represents the agency's multiple HIV surveillance systems and draws extensive data from public health labs, healthcare systems, and population surveys. These data monitor the course of the HIV epidemic, the health of people with HIV, and the reach of HIV prevention and treatment services in the U.S.
First launched 20 years ago, the MMP report provides nationally representative estimates on the reach, quality, and effectiveness of HIV care, treatment, and other support services for the nearly 1.2 million people living with HIV in the U.S.
The 2023 MMP Report findings show that among people with HIV sampled between June 2023 – May 2024:
- Most (83%) were prescribed HIV treatment but only 62% of people currently on ART reported taking every dose as prescribed in the past month.
- Fewer than two-thirds (63%) maintained viral suppression at all tests over the past year, a level that has remained relatively stable over the past decade of MMP data.
- One in five missed at least one HIV care visit.
- Nearly one in six who needed HIV case management services did not receive them.
- About one in four who needed mental health services did not receive them.
- Nearly one in three who needed dental care did not receive it. Consistent with prior years, dental care was the most common unmet non-HIV medical need.
MMP data help federal, state, and local partners prioritize resources and identify opportunities to improve retention in care, treatment adherence, and integrated mental health and other services.
These data are critical for directing U.S. efforts to improve the health and well-being of people with HIV and prevent ongoing HIV transmission.