Findings in the Area of HIV/AIDS Reported from George Washington University (Addressing Stis Through Managed Care Opportunities In Medicaid and Beyond): Immune System Diseases and Conditions – HIV/AIDS

2025 JAN 24 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News -- Current study results on Immune System Diseases and Conditions - HIV/AIDS have been published. According to news originating from Washington, District of Columbia, by NewsRx correspondents, research stated, “The US is facing a growing epidemic of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), with over 2.5 million cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis reported in 2021 and again in 2022. This public health crisis disproportionately affects youth and racial and ethnic minority communities, exacerbating barriers to accessing sexual health services.”

Financial support for this research came from CDC/HHS.

Our news journalists obtained a quote from the research from George Washington University, “Untreated STIs can lead to severe health consequences, including infertility, pelvic inflammatory disease, and increased risk of HIV transmission and acquisition. Managed care organizations (MCOs) within Medicaid play a pivotal role in improving sexual health service delivery and addressing the rise in STIs. This commentary explores opportunities for Medicaid MCOs to enhance STI prevention, screening, and treatment. It was informed by reviews of Medicaid managed care contracts, plan provider manuals, and interviews with Medicaid plan officials and other experts. It presents a set of opportunities to enhance STI prevention, including incentivizing syphilis screening during pregnancy through existing perinataland maternal health efforts, leveraging extended postpartum coverage for sexual health education, integrating STI services with substance use disorder programs, supporting community-based organizations that serve relevant communities, training community-facing workers in STI care and sexual health, coordinating with local health departments, and providing enrollee access to condoms and home STI tests. Implementing these strategies could reduce STI rates and improve health outcomes, particularly among vulnerable populations.”

According to the news editors, the research concluded: “Although this commentary draws on research focused on Medicaid MCOs, a coordinated approach that includes commercial plans and coordination with health departments could ultimately enhance the consistency and quality of STI services and sexual health care across the health care system.”

This research has been peer-reviewed.

For more information on this research see: Addressing Stis Through Managed Care Opportunities In Medicaid and Beyond. American Journal of Managed Care, 2024;30(12). American Journal of Managed Care can be contacted at: Managed Care & Healthcare Communications Llc, 666 Plainsboro Rd, Ste 300, Plainsboro, NJ 08536, USA.

The news correspondents report that additional information may be obtained from Naomi Seiler, George Washington University, Dept. of Health Policy and Management, Milken Institute, School of Public Health, Washington, DC, United States. Additional authors for this research include Katie Horton, Paige Organick-Lee, Mekhi Washington, Taylor Turner and William S. Pearson.

The direct object identifier (DOI) for that additional information is: https://doi.org/10.37765/ajmc.2024.89641. This DOI is a link to an online electronic document that is either free or for purchase, and can be your direct source for a journal article and its citation.

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