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When Gov. Andrew Cuomo committed to reducing HIV/AIDS cases in 2014, he created a task force called Ending the HIV/AIDS Epidemic in New York State.

The task force, also called ETE, had the ambitious goal of ending the epidemic in the state by 2020.

Now, members of the ETE say the state Legislature wants to make changes to that rebate program, but it's not clear why.

Read this full story from WXXI News: https://www.wxxinews.org/post/state-hiv-task-force-says-cuts-rebate-program-can-hurt-its-efforts

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