Assessing the Changing Landscape of Sexual Health Clinical Service After the Implementation of the Affordable Care Act.

Introduction: Federal health reform has the potential to impact many public health services, especially sexual health clinics. To assess the impact of such reform within the Denver Sexual Health Clinic (DSHC), we conducted a survey of patients to better understand our client population and their care-seeking behavior.

Methods: Survey data were collected from patients attending the DSHC at 3 different points in time to ascertain insurance status, reasons for not having insurance, reasons for choosing care at the DSHC, and health care use over the past 12 months.