ADAP in Wisconsin — AIDS Drug Assistance Program eligibility and enrollment
The number
Wisconsin AIDS Drug Assistance Program (WADAP) supports 2,300 people living with HIV in Wisconsin, with an income cap at 300% of the federal poverty line.
Ryan White Part B
Wisconsin Department of Health Services, AIDS/HIV Program
State ADAP
Wisconsin AIDS Drug Assistance Program (WADAP)
Income cap 300% FPL
State PrEP-DAP
Not operated; federal Ready Set PrEP applies
Wisconsin AIDS Drug Assistance Program (WADAP) eligibility + enrollment
Wisconsin AIDS Drug Assistance Program (WADAP) serves 2,300 people, with an income eligibility cap at 300% of the federal poverty line. In Wisconsin that means your gross annual income can be up to $45,753 for a household of one (at 2025 HHS poverty guidelines) and you still qualify. ADAP is the 'payer of last resort' for HIV medications: it covers people with no insurance, fills the gap for people on Medicare Part D, and pays co-pays for people on commercial insurance.
What ADAP covers: all FDA-approved antiretroviral medications on the state formulary (every ADAP covers the WHO-recommended first-line regimens), plus many opportunistic-infection prophylaxis drugs, lab work in states where the ADAP pays for labs directly, and in some states hepatitis B and C treatment. Wisconsin AIDS Drug Assistance Program (WADAP)'s formulary is published on the state health department website and is updated at least annually.
How to enroll: a case manager at a Ryan White Part B or Part C clinic completes the application with you. You'll need proof of HIV diagnosis (a lab report or physician letter), proof of Wisconsin residency, proof of income (pay stubs, tax return, benefit letter), and documentation of insurance status. Decisions typically return within two weeks; medications are dispensed through participating pharmacies at no cost once you're enrolled. Recertification is annual.
The state HIV info line is 1-800-334-2437; the case-management team can match you to the nearest Ryan White clinic for same-week intake. Long-time Black residents name Froedtert & Medical College of Wisconsin Infectious Disease Clinic and Diverse & Resilient as the local institutions that show up consistently — both are listed below.
Froedtert & Medical College of Wisconsin Infectious Disease Clinic. The Froedtert & MCW ID Clinic in Milwaukee is Wisconsin's largest Ryan White Part C grantee, serving about 1,900 people living with HIV in southeastern Wisconsin; Froedtert hosts the Medical College of Wisconsin's CFAR-affiliated Black-community HIV implementation science program.
Diverse & Resilient. Diverse & Resilient in Milwaukee is Wisconsin's LGBTQ+-led HIV service organization, operating the Ryan White Part B contract for Milwaukee County and the Room For Improvement program — the state's Black-men-focused HIV-prevention peer-navigation initiative on North Avenue.
For Black families in Wisconsin
Of the 8,100 people living with HIV in Wisconsin, a disproportionate share are Black residents — 44% of the new diagnoses each year, same proportion or higher of the cumulative prevalence. ADAP is what keeps many of those residents virally suppressed, because the alternative — paying retail for daily antiretrovirals — would run roughly $30,000-$40,000 a year. If your income has you worried about whether you qualify, call the state HIV line first. Ryan White case managers know the eligibility rules better than most insurance navigators and will pull you through the application rather than bouncing you to paperwork.
Named HIV testing + PrEP sites in Wisconsin
Froedtert & MCW Infectious Disease Clinic
Milwaukee, WI • 1-414-805-3666
Diverse & Resilient — Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI • 1-414-390-0444
Vivent Health — Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI • 1-414-225-1581
Vivent Health — Madison
Madison, WI • 1-608-252-6540
Milwaukee Health Department — Keenan Health Center STD/HIV Clinic
Milwaukee, WI • 1-414-286-3624
Where to get help in Wisconsin
- Wisconsin HIV info line: 1-800-334-2437 — staff can find the nearest free testing site, schedule PrEP, or help enroll you in ADAP.
- Wisconsin Department of Health Services, AIDS/HIV Program landing page: https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/aids-hiv/index.htm.
- Federally Qualified Health Centers in Wisconsin: every FQHC offers sliding-scale HIV testing and has certified application counselors on staff. See our FQHC directory for the state at /clinics/wi/.
- State health data for Wisconsin: for state-level HIV mortality, maternal health, and life-expectancy context by race, see /health/wisconsin/.
- Wisconsin Medicaid: Medicaid is the largest single payer of HIV care in most states. See /medicaid/wisconsin/ for eligibility + enrollment.
- NASTAD ADAP Monitoring Project: nastad.org/adap-monitoring-project — the current national ADAP eligibility + formulary reference.
References & primary sources
- Wisconsin Department of Health Services, AIDS/HIV Program: https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/aids-hiv/index.htm.
- CDC HIV Surveillance Report 2022: cdc.gov/hiv/library/reports/hiv-surveillance.html. Source for state-level new diagnoses and race-stratified counts.
- HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau, Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program grantee list: ryanwhite.hrsa.gov/grants/part-b.
- NASTAD ADAP Monitoring Project 2024 Annual Report: nastad.org/adap-monitoring-project. Source for ADAP income cap + enrollment + PrEP-DAP data.
- AIDSVu state profile: aidsvu.org/state/wisconsin/.
- Kaiser Family Foundation, The Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program fact sheet: kff.org/global-health-policy/fact-sheet/the-ryan-white-hivaids-program.
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