A Survey of Texas HIV, Sexually Transmitted Disease, Tuberculosis, and Viral Hepatitis Providers' Billing and Reimbursement Capabilities

The Affordable Care Act presents financial challenges and opportunities for publicly funded service providers. 

We assessed billing practices and anticipated barriers to third-party billing among organizations in Texas that provide publicly funded HIV, sexually transmitted diseases, tuberculosis, and viral hepatitis services. 

• One third to one half of the organizations did not bill for medical services. 
• The most common barrier to third-party billing was lack of staff knowledge about billing and coding. 

Future research must evaluate options for organizations and communities to maintain access to infectious disease services for vulnerable populations. 

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By: Flynn MB1, Atwood R1, Greenberg JB1, Ray T1, Kaye Harris K1.

• 1Matthew B. Flynn is with the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Georgia Southern University. Robin Atwood, Jennifer B. Greenberg, Tara Ray, and Karol Kaye Harris are with the Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, The University of Texas at Austin.  

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