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Every Service Here Carries Zero Cost

Chase Brexton provides all of its services at no charge, which means the sliding scale bottoms out at nothing: PrEP, DoxyPEP, hepatitis C treatment, and HIV care all fall under the same no-fee ceiling. The practical effect: cost doesn't filter what care a patient can actually receive.

Spanish-Language Care Across Every Service Line

Spanish is a working clinical language at Chase Brexton in Columbia, running through the same service lines as the rest of care: PrEP counseling, DoxyPEP prescribing, hepatitis C treatment, and HIV management. That continuity means medication decisions and follow-up protocols are handled directly in Spanish, not relayed through a secondary step.

Ryan White Funding Covers HIV Care End to End

Chase Brexton carries Ryan White Program funding, which means HIV care doesn't stop at a positive test. Ongoing antiretroviral management is available for people without a regular HIV provider or without insurance coverage that would otherwise make long-term treatment viable. The funding is built into the clinic's structure, not a contingency.

PrEP and PEP Prescribed Where You Test

Prevention medication rarely lives in the same building as STI testing, most practices hand off the prescription conversation elsewhere. At Infectious Disease Associates, both PrEP and PEP are prescribed on-site, meaning the clinical relationship that informs your prevention plan is the same one reading your lab work.

Hepatitis C Treatment Stays In-House

Infectious Disease Associates carries direct-acting antiviral treatment for hepatitis C on-site, which means a confirmed diagnosis doesn't transfer to a separate specialist. The prescribing authority and monitoring are already in the same practice that ran the test.

Hepatitis B and C on the Panel by Default

The panel at Infectious Disease Associates includes hepatitis B and C alongside the standard bacterial and HIV tests, so a single appointment produces a more complete infection picture. One that can catch chronic conditions that a narrower screen would miss entirely.

Zero Fee Applies to Every Service Listed

The no-fee structure at Howard County Health Department isn't limited to HIV testing: it covers the full panel, TB testing and treatment, family planning, and vaccines including HPV and hepatitis A and B. Sliding scale is the policy; zero is consistently where it lands.

Eight Languages Staffed, Not Contracted Out

Howard County Health Department maintains direct-service capacity in American Sign Language, Chinese, French, Haitian Creole, Portuguese, Spanish, Tagalog, and Vietnamese. Eight languages handled by staff or on-site interpreters, not routed through an outside service. That means clinical conversations, not transcribed exchanges.

When prevention requires medication, whether ongoing PrEP or post-exposure PEP, a gap between the conversation and the prescription is where coverage breaks down. Howard County Health Department prescribes and manages both here, so neither requires a separate provider visit to initiate or continue.

HIV Care Doesn't Stop at the Result

Testing-only HIV services leave patients sourcing ongoing care elsewhere. Baltimore County Department of Health in Randallstown is funded through Ryan White to carry that care forward, from a reactive result through treatment and management, all within the same program rather than handed off.

Substance-Use Treatment Staffed Alongside STI Services

The clinic in Randallstown staffs substance-use treatment as a parallel service, meaning a clinician can assess and coordinate a treatment plan on the same visit as STI care. That operational pairing isn't a referral network; it's a shared caseload under one department's roof.

French-Language Care, Start to Finish

When a visit depends on understanding a diagnosis, or explaining symptoms precisely, miscommunication between a provider and a French-speaking patient can mean delayed treatment, missed follow-up, or a prescription misunderstood. At Petro Health, clinical care is conducted in French, so nothing critical gets lost between the appointment and the outcome.

PrEP, PEP, and DoxyPEP Prescribed and Monitored Here

Petro Health prescribes and manages all three current HIV and bacterial STI prevention regimens: daily oral PrEP with the lab monitoring that keeps it active, PEP for post-exposure HIV prevention, and DoxyPEP: doxycycline taken after a sexual exposure to reduce the risk of syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia. Each requires ongoing clinical oversight, which the clinic provides directly.

Hepatitis C Diagnosed and Treated at Petro Health

Hepatitis C left untreated causes progressive liver damage, and every week between a positive result and a treatment prescription is a week the virus continues that work. At Petro Health in Catonsville, the gap closes on-site: antiviral treatment is managed here, so a confirmed hepatitis C diagnosis moves directly into a treatment plan without a separate specialist referral.

Spanish-Language Care, Not Just Scheduling

Many clinics accommodate Spanish speakers at the front desk but revert to English the moment clinical conversation begins. Baltimore Medical System delivers the actual care (counseling, treatment decisions, follow-up) in Spanish, so nothing critical gets compressed into translation.

Baltimore Medical System writes PrEP prescriptions in-house and carries a dedicated coverage track for uninsured patients. PEP is also prescribed directly, with the medication adherence counseling built into the same visit: meaning the regimen, the monitoring schedule, and the clinical guidance come from one provider, not assembled from separate sources.

Hepatitis C Treatment Happens Here, Start to Finish

For someone paying cash or without a specialist relationship, hepatitis C care that stops at diagnosis is only half the answer. Baltimore Medical System treats hepatitis C on-site (the antivirals, the management, the follow-through) so the path from positive test to cleared infection runs entirely within the same practice.

Zero-Cost Care for Anyone Walking In

Park West Health System's standing policy covers the entire visit at no charge (testing, STI treatment, HPV and hepatitis vaccines, HIV counseling) whether you're paying cash, lack a regular provider, or simply can't absorb unexpected medical costs. There is no tier of service that costs more.

HIV Treatment Runs Its Full Course Here

Through Ryan White Program funding, Park West Health System staffs the clinical infrastructure to move a patient from a rapid HIV test into ongoing HIV/AIDS medical treatment without a gap. Antiretroviral regimens are prescribed and monitored at the same site, not handed off to a separate provider.