2023
Provision of Digital Health Technologies for Opioid Use Disorder Treatment by US Health Care Organizations
Miller-Rosales C, Morden N, Brunette M, Busch S, Torous J, Meara E. Provision of Digital Health Technologies for Opioid Use Disorder Treatment by US Health Care Organizations. JAMA Network Open 2023, 6: e2323741. PMID: 37459098, PMCID: PMC10352858, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.23741.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderCross-sectional studyCognitive behavior therapyDigital health technologiesRecovery support programMAIN OUTCOMEMental health therapyTreatment resourcesHealth technologiesOpioid use disorder treatmentCare organizationsMultivariable logistic regression modelHealth care organizationsAddiction medicine specialistsHealth therapyAccountable care organization contractsUse disorder treatmentLogistic regression modelsACO contractsSafety net organizationsAdjusted analysisUS health care organizationsAccountable care organizationsMedicine specialistsUse disorders
2022
Physician response to COVID-19-driven telehealth flexibility for opioid use disorder.
Beetham T, Fiellin DA, Busch SH. Physician response to COVID-19-driven telehealth flexibility for opioid use disorder. The American Journal Of Managed Care 2022, 28: 456-463. PMID: 36121359, DOI: 10.37765/ajmc.2022.89221.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorder treatmentCOVID-19 pandemicEarly COVID-19 eraOpioid use disorderUse disorder treatmentOUD treatmentTelehealth useUse disordersPhysician responsesTelehealth effectivenessDisorder treatmentTelehealth technologyPhysiciansTelehealthCOVID-19 eraTelehealth regulationsCOVID-19Administrative dataMost respondentsTreatmentRetrospective usePandemicSurvey participationPerceptions of effectivenessRespondents' use
2014
The effects of federal parity on substance use disorder treatment.
Busch SH, Epstein AJ, Harhay MO, Fiellin DA, Un H, Leader D, Barry CL. The effects of federal parity on substance use disorder treatment. The American Journal Of Managed Care 2014, 20: 76-82. PMID: 24512166, PMCID: PMC3987861.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstance use disorder treatmentUse disorder treatmentSubstance use disorder servicesFederal parityDisorder treatmentPlan enrolleesDisorder servicesHealth plansHealth plan spendingPete Domenici Mental Health ParityGeneral medical servicesProportion of enrolleesAddiction Equity ActFederal parity lawMental Health ParityManagement of careState parity lawsParity lawsTreatment initiationPlan spendingPrivate insurance coverageHealth ParityTreatment engagementSelf-insured health plansEnrollees
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