Effect of the Affordable Care Act’s Young Adult Insurance Expansions on Hospital-Based Mental Health Care
Golberstein E, Busch SH, Zaha R, Greenfield SF, Beardslee WR, Meara E. Effect of the Affordable Care Act’s Young Adult Insurance Expansions on Hospital-Based Mental Health Care. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2014, 172: 182-189. PMID: 25263817, PMCID: PMC4314328, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2014.14030375.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDependent coverage provisionACA dependent coverage provisionEmergency department visitsInpatient admissionsEmergency departmentPsychiatric diagnosisDepartment visitsAffordable Care ActYoung adultsCoverage provisionPsychiatric disordersNon-substance use psychiatric disordersMore inpatient admissionsCalifornia emergency departmentsInsurance coveragePrimary outcome measurePsychiatric inpatient admissionsHospital-based servicesDependent coverage expansionPsychiatric emergency departmentMental health careSubstance use disordersCoverage expansionPrimary diagnosisGeneral HospitalThe 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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsHealth PolicyHealthcare DisparitiesHumansInsurance BenefitsInsurance CoverageInsurance, HealthMental DisordersMental Health ServicesOutcome Assessment, Health CareSubstance-Related DisordersUnited StatesConceptsSubstance 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