Federal cuts end free STI testing at county health departments as infection rates remain high - Daily Leader

Federal cuts end free STI testing at county health departments as infection rates remain high - Daily Leader

Sexually transmitted infection testing is no longer free at county health departments due to recent federal cuts to COVID-19 pandemic relief funding. Community-based organizations and health providers that previously received free STI testing at the state’s public health laboratory through federal grant funding will now have to pay for the services or contract with a commercial lab. The grant was part of a five-year, $1.13 billion nationwide fed…

Federal cuts end free STI testing at county health departments as infection rates remain high

Sexually transmitted infection testing is no longer free at county health departments due to recent federal cuts to COVID-19 pandemic relief funding.