SOURCE: 2010 Census. Notes: Cities shown are those included in the urbanized area names. Population and land area for these cities reflect municipal boundaries in place at the time of the 2010 census. City boundaries may extend beyond the urbanized area.
An American who tests positive for HIV today is expected to wrack up about $600,000. ATLANTA â An American diagnosed with the AIDS virus can expect to live for about 24 years on average, and the cost of health care over those two-plus decades is more than $600,000, new research indicates.
âThe average cost of HIV treatment is $14,000 to $20,000 a year,â says Michael Kolber, MD, a professor of medicine and director of the Comprehensive AIDS Program and Adult HIV Services at University of Miami Miller School of Medicine in Florida.dditional infections can also increase cost. For example, data suggests that a year of optimal HIV treatment costs $18,300 or more while 48 weeks of treatment for HIV and hepatitis C together will cost $29,000 or more.