Susan Busch, PhD
Susan Dwight Bliss Professor of Public Health and Professor in the Institution for Social and Policy StudiesDownloadHi-Res Photo
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Health Policy & Management
PO Box 208034, 60 College Street
New Haven, CT 06520-8034
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Susan Dwight Bliss Professor of Public Health and Professor in the Institution for Social and Policy Studies
Biography
Professor Busch is a Professor of Public Health (Health Policy) and former chair of the Department of Health Policy and Management at the Yale School of Public Health. Professor Busch’s research examines the effects of policies and regulations on health care cost and quality. Most of her work focuses on behavioral health. Professor Busch’s work has been funded by the National Institute of Mental Health, the National Institute of Drug Abuse and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. She has an undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan, an SM in Health Policy from the Harvard School of Public Health and a PhD in health economics from Harvard University.
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Health Policy & Management
ProfessorPrimaryInstitution for Social and Policy Studies
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Other Departments & Organizations
- Cancer Prevention and Control
- COPPER Center
- Health Policy & Management
- Health Policy and Management (HPM)
- Institution for Social and Policy Studies
- WHRY Pilot Project Program Investigators
- Women's Health Research at Yale
- Yale School of Public Health
- Yale School of Public Health - NEW
Education & Training
- PhD
- Harvard University (2000)
Research
Overview
- Effects of the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) on behavioral health care use and spending.
- Demand for the chronic care model in behavioral health
- Involuntary use of out-of-network health care
- Financial incentives to quit smoking in Connecticut Medicaid
- Transitions clinic network: linking high-risk Medicaid patients from prison to community
- Implications of the Affordable Care Act for individuals with behavioral health disorders
- FDA safety warnings and antidepressant use among youths
- Brief interventions for alcohol and other drug problems in the Emergency Department
Medical Research Interests
Health Care Economics and Organizations; Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation; Health Services Research
Public Health Interests
Cancer; Community Health; Health Care Quality, Efficiency; Health Care Financing; Health Care Management; Health Economics; Health Insurance; Health Policy; Mental Health; Substance Use, Addiction; Health Equity, Disparities, Social Determinants and Justice; Health Systems Reform
Research at a Glance
Yale Co-Authors
Frequent collaborators of Susan Busch's published research.
Publications Timeline
A big-picture view of Susan Busch's research output by year.
Ilana Richman, MD, MHS
Gail D'Onofrio, MD, MS
Marek Chawarski, PhD
Patrick G. O'Connor, MD, MPH, MACP
Abigail Friedman, PhD
David Fiellin, MD
41Publications
1,885Citations
Publications
2024
Geographic Penetration of Private Equity Ownership in Outpatient and Residential Behavioral Health
Zhu J, Greenberg E, King M, Busch S. Geographic Penetration of Private Equity Ownership in Outpatient and Residential Behavioral Health. JAMA Psychiatry 2024, 81: 732-735. PMID: 38691384, PMCID: PMC11063916, DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2024.0825.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricAccess to treatment before and after Medicare coverage of opioid treatment programs
Liu R, Beetham T, Newton H, Busch S. Access to treatment before and after Medicare coverage of opioid treatment programs. Health Affairs Scholar 2024, 2: qxae076. PMID: 38938273, PMCID: PMC11210307, DOI: 10.1093/haschl/qxae076.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTreatment servicesOpioid use disorderTreatment programsOpioid treatment programsMedicare coverageFor-profit statusCounty-level changesTreat opioid use disorderNonwhite residentsNonwhite populationsOpioid use disorder treatment servicesSociodemographic characteristicsNational DirectoryServicesUse disorderTreatment facilitiesOutpatient settingMedicareAccessOpioidPatients’ Reasons for Using Out-of-Network Mental and General Medical Health Providers
Busch S, Kyanko K. Patients’ Reasons for Using Out-of-Network Mental and General Medical Health Providers. Psychiatric Services 2024, 75: 812-816. PMID: 38444357, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.20230212.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOut-of-network careMedical health providersOut-of-networkHealth providersOut-of-network providersPatients' reasonsMental health careHealth care providersIn-network providersCare providersHealth careProvider directoriesMental healthNational Internet surveyPlan enrolleesCultural competenceProvidersCarePatientsHigh qualityEnrolleesHealthParticipantsMost-cited reasonReasons
2022
What Explains Changes in Availability of Specialty Mental Health Services in Organized Settings?
NEWTON H, HUMENSKY J, GOLDMAN H, BUSCH S. What Explains Changes in Availability of Specialty Mental Health Services in Organized Settings? Milbank Quarterly 2022, 100: 1166-1191. PMID: 36575952, PMCID: PMC9836237, DOI: 10.1111/1468-0009.12592.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsSerious mental illnessCommunity mental health facilitiesMental health servicesMental health facilitiesMedicaid expansionEmergency walkPsychotropic medicationsHealth facilitiesNational Mental Health Services SurveyHealth servicesMental illnessSpecialty mental health organizationsSpecialty mental health servicesMental health service availabilityExpansion statesNon-Medicaid expansion statesAssertive community treatmentHealth service availabilityMedicaid expansion statesNew payment modelsCommunity outpatient settingsHealth Services SurveyFacility ownership typeFacility ownershipSupport servicesDoes Primary Care Fill the Gap in Access to Specialty Mental Health Care? A Mixed Methods Study
Kyanko KA, A. Curry L, E. Keene D, Sutherland R, Naik K, Busch SH. Does Primary Care Fill the Gap in Access to Specialty Mental Health Care? A Mixed Methods Study. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2022, 37: 1641-1647. PMID: 34993864, PMCID: PMC8734538, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-021-07260-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsSpecialty mental health carePrimary care providersMental health carePrimary careMental health treatmentMental health providersHealth careHealth treatmentHealth providersOutpatient mental health providersPatient-reported barriersSerious psychological distressAddress unmet needsAdults ages 18PCP rolePCP careSpecialty careKey ResultsOfPCP engagementCare providersClinician trainingSpecialty consultantsSpecialty servicesPatient experienceUnmet need
2021
Assessment of Perceptions of Mental Health vs Medical Health Plan Networks Among US Adults With Private Insurance
Busch SH, Kyanko K. Assessment of Perceptions of Mental Health vs Medical Health Plan Networks Among US Adults With Private Insurance. JAMA Network Open 2021, 4: e2130770. PMID: 34677592, PMCID: PMC8536951, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.30770.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsMental health treatmentPrimary care practitionersMental health careHealth treatmentMental healthMental health practitionersUS adultsCare practitionersHealth provider networksPrivate insuranceHealth practitionersSpecialty mental healthNon-Hispanic white individualsHealth carePrimary care practicesAddiction Equity ActInsurance-related barriersMental Health ParitySerious psychological distressMental health networkHealth plan's networkOnline research panelStudy criteriaPatients' perceptionsHealth ParityUS Smoking Trends Among Young Adults with Serious Psychological Distress: 1997–2018
Friedman AS, Tam J, Busch SH. US Smoking Trends Among Young Adults with Serious Psychological Distress: 1997–2018. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2021, 37: 2110-2112. PMID: 34378116, PMCID: PMC9198120, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-021-07013-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricImplementation of collaborative care for depressive disorder treatment among accountable care organizations
Newton H, Busch SH, Brunette M, Maust DT, O’Malley J, Meara ER. Implementation of collaborative care for depressive disorder treatment among accountable care organizations. Medicine 2021, 100: e26539. PMID: 34232192, PMCID: PMC8270614, DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000026539.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsCollaborative care implementationAccountable care organizationsHealth care quality measuresCollaborative careMental health cliniciansCare quality measuresPatient RegistryHealth cliniciansCare implementationDepressive disorder treatmentBehavioral health cliniciansDepression treatment modelMental health treatmentCare organizationsMental health symptomsNational surveyCross-sectional analysisACO characteristicsDepression treatmentMost ACOsPatient populationCare useDetermine prevalenceTreatment outcomesCare modelInsurance Status and Continuity for Young Adults With First-Episode Psychosis
Golberstein E, Busch SH, Sint K, Rosenheck RA. Insurance Status and Continuity for Young Adults With First-Episode Psychosis. Psychiatric Services 2021, 72: 1160-1167. PMID: 33971726, PMCID: PMC8488003, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.201900571.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsFirst-episode psychosisInsurance statusPeriods of uninsurancePublic insuranceMedical Expenditure Panel StudyCoordinated care interventionQuality of careSimilar age groupLevels of uninsuranceRAISE-ETPMedication adherenceTreatment continuityCare interventionsEpisode psychosisGeneral populationAge groupsStudy participantsBivariate comparisonsYoung adultsExperimental interventionSimilar ageUninsuranceLongitudinal dataAdultsInsurance changes
2020
National Trends in Outpatient Mental Health Service Use Among Adults Between 2008 and 2015
Germack HD, Drake C, Donohue JM, Golberstein E, Busch SH. National Trends in Outpatient Mental Health Service Use Among Adults Between 2008 and 2015. Psychiatric Services 2020, 71: 1127-1135. PMID: 32907475, PMCID: PMC7877566, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.201900576.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsMental health outpatient visitsSpecialty mental health providersPrimary care physiciansMental health visitsOutpatient visitsPsychological distressHealth visitsOutpatient mental health service useOutpatient mental health visitsMental health service useOutpatient mental health servicesRepresentative Medical Expenditure Panel SurveyPatients' psychological distressHealth service useMedical Expenditure Panel SurveyMental health servicesBivariate logistic regressionType of treatmentHealth Workforce StudiesMental health providersHigh psychological distressPercentage of adultsProportion of respondentsCare physiciansPsychotropic medications
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