title: A Survey of Texas HIV, Sexually Transmitted Disease, Tuberculosis, and Viral Hepatitis Providers' Billing and Reimbursement Capabilities.
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.
authors.affiliation: Matthew 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.
authors.forename: Matthew B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Flynn
authors.affiliation: Matthew 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.
authors.forename: Robin
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Atwood
authors.affiliation: Matthew 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.
authors.forename: Jennifer B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Greenberg
authors.affiliation: Matthew 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.
authors.forename: Tara
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ray
authors.affiliation: Matthew 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.
authors.forename: Karol Kaye
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Harris
mesh_terms: D059019:Clinical Coding; D003151:Community Health Centers / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005382:Financing, Personal / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006525:Hepatitis, Viral, Human / Q000191:economics; D006801:Humans; D019458:Insurance Coverage / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D007348:Insurance, Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D007349:Insurance, Health, Reimbursement / Q000191:economics*; D008483:Medical Assistance / Q000191:economics; D010044:Outpatient Clinics, Hospital / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D058991:Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011635:Public Health Administration / Q000191:economics; D064876:Safety-net Providers / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000191:economics; D013781:Texas; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000191:economics; D014481:United States