Some quick math ... they estimate 250,000 HIV diagnosises. Soooo ... 250,000 divided by the US population (approx 300 mill, according to CIA world factbook) = .000845. Barely a measureable number. Not worth the taxpayer dollars at all.
My reaction as well. I think that the estimated 250,000 may think about getting a test, but haven't. I had blood transfusion or two back in the early '80s. I went about 10 years ago to a local clinic in Chicago and got tested for a very low fee. I figured it was an incredible long-shot, but that a simple test would allow me to not have to worry about it.
Results came back fine in a couple of days, so no worries since.
Assume $100 per test for 50 years.. $5000 in a life time x 270 million people Works out to be about 1.3trillion in wasted , useless testing.