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Evaluation of Changes in US Health Insurance Coverage for Individuals With Criminal Legal Involvement in Medicaid Expansion and Nonexpansion States, 2010 to 2017
Howell BA, Hawks L, Wang EA, Winkelman TNA. Evaluation of Changes in US Health Insurance Coverage for Individuals With Criminal Legal Involvement in Medicaid Expansion and Nonexpansion States, 2010 to 2017. JAMA Health Forum 2022, 3: e220493. PMID: 35977325, PMCID: PMC8994123, DOI: 10.1001/jamahealthforum.2022.0493.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
Health Insurance and Mental Health Treatment Use Among Adults With Criminal Legal Involvement After Medicaid Expansion
Howell B, Hawks L, Balasuriya L, Chang V, Wang E, Winkelman T. Health Insurance and Mental Health Treatment Use Among Adults With Criminal Legal Involvement After Medicaid Expansion. Psychiatric Services 2023, 74: 1019-1026. PMID: 37016823, PMCID: PMC10939137, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.20220171.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth insurance coverageMental disordersMedicaid expansionSubstance useInsurance coverageTreatment useMental health treatment useAffordable Care Act Medicaid expansionMental health treatmentSubstance use disordersFederal poverty levelUse of treatmentsLegal involvementLow health insurance coverageNSDUH respondentsUse disordersHealth treatmentDrug useMental illnessPercentage point increaseAge 18Insurance accessDisordersHealth insuranceTreatment
2019
Mental Health Treatment Among Individuals Involved in the Criminal Justice System After Implementation of the Affordable Care Act
Howell BA, Wang EA, Winkelman TNA. Mental Health Treatment Among Individuals Involved in the Criminal Justice System After Implementation of the Affordable Care Act. Psychiatric Services 2019, 70: 765-771. PMID: 31138056, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.201800559.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health treatmentHealth insurance coverageCriminal justice involvementHealth treatmentAffordable Care ActInsurance coveragePast-year criminal justice involvementJustice involvementMultivariable logistic regressionCare ActSerious psychological distressGeneral populationDrug useLogistic regressionAdjusted estimatesPsychological distressTreatmentNational surveyInvolvementStudy yearsPercentage pointsIndividualsPast yearYears