We Humbly Thank You, Ranier

By: Brandon M. Macsata, ADAP CEO

Since January 2022, Ranier Simons has delivered the weekly ADAP Blog to thousands of stakeholders across the country. Beginning with his first guest blog on COVID-19 breakthrough infections among people living with HIV, Ranier has approached his writing with objectivity, quality, and sensitivity. Patients writing blogs, or anything else for that matter, about patient perspectives keeps the focus on people living with HIV/AIDS, which has been one of our organization's value statements since its founding 18 years ago. Ranier embodied that spirit for us over the last four years.

Ranier Simons

ADAP Advocacy's reputation for delivering timely, relevant updates about the issues impacting patients has been strengthened thanks to Ranier. No topic was too simple or too complex for him to analyze, summarize, and present its information in a patient-centric tone. Ranier has tackled issues like prenatal HIV transmission, counterfeit medications, HIV criminalization, drug formularies, and the 340B Program. In fact, his recent blog, Courts Put Guardrails on 340B Program, Aiding Reform Efforts to Ebb Abuse, was among the most-read, reaching nearly 5,000 readers.

Ranier's writing offered a unique lens as a patient, caregiver, advocate, and numbers cruncher. He certainly lived up to his mantra, "Finding the data story for informed decision making!"

On December 5th, Ranier penned his last guest blog for ADAP Advocacy. He has accepted a new position with the Community Access National Network. Ranier's service to our organization can only be measured by the grace and humility that he brought to our ADAP family, and it is deserving of our recognition.

On behalf of the ADAP Advocacy Association and its board of directors, we humbly thank you, Ranier!