A Survey of Texas HIV, Sexually Transmitted Disease, Tuberculosis, and Viral Hepatitis Providers’ Billing and Reimbursement Capabilities
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
11-2015
Publication Title
American Journal of Public Health
DOI
10.2105/AJPH.2015.302734
ISSN
1541-0048
Abstract
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.
Recommended Citation
Flynn, Matthew B., Robin Atwood, Jennifer B. Greenberg, Tara Ray, Karol Kaye Harris.
2015.
"A Survey of Texas HIV, Sexually Transmitted Disease, Tuberculosis, and Viral Hepatitis Providers’ Billing and Reimbursement Capabilities."
American Journal of Public Health, 105 (Supplement 5): S686-S689: American Public Health Association.
doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2015.302734 source: https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/10.2105/AJPH.2015.302734 pmid: 26447911
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