Open AccessA Survey of Texas HIV, Sexually Transmitted Disease, Tuberculosis, and Viral Hepatitis Providers’ Billing and Reimbursement Capabilities
Author(s) -
Matthew Flynn,
Robin Dochen Atwood,
Jennifer B. Greenberg,
Tara C. Ray,
Karol Kaye Harris
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2015.302734
Subject(s) - reimbursement , tuberculosis , medicine , business , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , family medicine , sexually transmitted disease , service provider , infectious disease (medical specialty) , service (business) , disease , environmental health , health care , economic growth , marketing , syphilis , pathology , economics
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.