Medicare Parity and Outpatient Mental Health Service Use and Costs Among Beneficiaries With Depression
Tetlow S, Phillips V, Hockenberry J. Medicare Parity and Outpatient Mental Health Service Use and Costs Among Beneficiaries With Depression. JAMA Network Open 2025, 8: e258491. PMID: 40314953, PMCID: PMC12048850, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.8491.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health service useOutpatient mental health service useHealth service useOut-of-pocket expenditureMental health servicesOutpatient mental health servicesService useMedicare beneficiariesHealth servicesDepression screeningUS Preventive Services Task Force recommendationsAccessibility of mental health servicesMedical Expenditure Panel Survey Household ComponentInterrupted time series designOutpatient mental healthMental health careCost-sharingMental health conditionsEconomic evaluationProportion of beneficiariesTask Force recommendationsBarriers to treatmentNationally Representative SampleTime series designOlder with depression
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