Continued Importance of Sexually Transmitted Disease Clinics in the Era of the Affordable Care Act.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Following the 2014 expansions of Medicaid and private health insurance through the Affordable Care Act, municipal sexually transmitted disease (STD) clinics-which have historically served predominantly uninsured patients-have been threatened with budget cuts nationwide. This study was conducted to evaluate the impact of the insurance expansions on the demand for STD clinic services.

Methods

The proportion of total incident sexually transmitted infections in Baltimore City that were diagnosed at STD clinics was compared between 2013 and 2014, and a multivariate analysis was conducted to determine factors associated with diagnosis at an STD clinic. Analyses were conducted in July 2015.

Results

There was no change in the overall proportion of sexually transm

SUBMITTER: Mehtani NJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4992609 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature