2021
Insurance 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 ResearchConceptsFirst-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
2016
Evidence Suggests That The ACA’s Tobacco Surcharges Reduced Insurance Take-Up And Did Not Increase Smoking Cessation
Friedman AS, Schpero WL, Busch SH. Evidence Suggests That The ACA’s Tobacco Surcharges Reduced Insurance Take-Up And Did Not Increase Smoking Cessation. Health Affairs 2016, 35: 1176-1183. PMID: 27385231, PMCID: PMC5589079, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2015.1540.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExcess health care costsSmoking cessationAffordable Care ActBehavioral Risk Factor Surveillance SystemRisk Factor Surveillance SystemTobacco surchargesNon-tobacco usersHealth care costsInsurance statusTobacco usersCare costsMarketplace coverageCessationCare ActSmokersSignificant differencesFirst yearPocket premiumsSurveillance systemFinancial protectionHealth insurance exchangesPotential effectsInsurance exchanges