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The Cost of Operating Sexual Health Clinics during the Ending the (HIV) Epidemic Initiative in New York City
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11 01 2022
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Source: Sex Transm Dis. 49(11):771-777
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Alternative Title:Sex Transm Dis
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Description:Background:
As part of New York State’s Ending the Epidemic (EtE) initiative, Sexual Health Clinics (SHCs) in New York City (NYC) invested in clinic enhancements and expanded their HIV-related services to increase access to HIV prevention interventions and treatment. The objective of this study was to estimate and describe the change in SHC operating costs related to clinic enhancements and expanded patient services implemented as part of the EtE initiative.
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A comprehensive micro-costing approach was used to collect retrospective cost information from SHCs, broken down by category and programmatic activity. Cost information was collected from eight clinics across NYC during two 6-month time periods before (2015) and during (2018 – 2019) EtE.
Results:
Eight SHCs reported comprehensive cost data. Costs increased by $800,000 on average per clinic during the 6-month EtE period. The cost per visit at a SHC increased by $120 on average to $381 (ranging from $302–$464) during the EtE period. Personnel costs accounted for 69.9% of EtE costs and HIV-related medications accounted for 8.9% of costs. Employment of social workers and patient navigators increased costs by approximately $150,000 on average per clinic. Post-exposure prophylaxis was the costliest medication with average expenditures of $103,800 per clinic.
Conclusions:
This study demonstrates the key drivers of cost increases when offering enhanced HIV services in SHCs. Documenting the changes in resources necessary to implement these services and their costs can inform other health departments on the viability of offering enhanced HIV services within their own clinics.
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Pubmed ID:35948304
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC9561010
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Volume:49
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Issue:11
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