2022
Insurance Coverage Mandates and the Adoption of Digital Breast Tomosynthesis
Richman IB, Long JB, Kyanko KA, Xu X, Gross CP, Busch SH. Insurance Coverage Mandates and the Adoption of Digital Breast Tomosynthesis. JAMA Network Open 2022, 5: e224208. PMID: 35333358, PMCID: PMC8956980, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.4208.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoverage mandateCohort studyBreast cancerPocket paymentsDigital breast tomosynthesisInsurance coveragePoints 2 yearsAffordable Care ActMAIN OUTCOMEScreening mammogramsStudy periodDirect costsBreast tomosynthesisPatient ProtectionCare ActWomenCancerAssociationYearsPrivate insurersPatientsCost sharing
2014
ACA Dependent Coverage Provision Reduced High Out-Of-Pocket Health Care Spending For Young Adults
Busch SH, Golberstein E, Meara E. ACA Dependent Coverage Provision Reduced High Out-Of-Pocket Health Care Spending For Young Adults. Health Affairs 2014, 33: 1361-1366. PMID: 25092837, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2014.0155.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDependent coverage provisionAffordable Care ActPrivate insurance plansYoung adultsACA dependent coverage provisionCoverage provisionPocket health care spendingHealth care spendingPocket expensesPocket expenditureCare spendingInsurance plansCare ActAdultsSignificant reductionFinancial protectionCoverage rateAge twentyNet differenceOlder peers
2013
Characteristics of Adults With Substance Use Disorders Expected to Be Eligible for Medicaid Under the ACA
Busch SH, Meara E, Huskamp HA, Barry CL. Characteristics of Adults With Substance Use Disorders Expected to Be Eligible for Medicaid Under the ACA. Psychiatric Services 2013, 64: 520-526. PMID: 23450343, PMCID: PMC3672321, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.201200011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstance use disorder treatmentUse disorder treatmentAffordable Care ActSubstance use disordersDisorder treatmentMedicaid enrolleesUse disordersUnmet needTreatment ratesSignificant unmet needFederal poverty levelCharacteristics of adultsTreatment needsMedicaid coverageDrug useHealth statusUninsured individualsInsurance expansionDemographic characteristicsCare ActDisordersTreatmentNational surveyLow-income individualsInformal care