2018
Achieving Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Treatment Parity: A Quarter Century of Policy Making and Research
Peterson E, Busch S. Achieving Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Treatment Parity: A Quarter Century of Policy Making and Research. Annual Review Of Public Health 2018, 39: 1-15. PMID: 29328871, DOI: 10.1146/annurev-publhealth-040617-013603.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsHealthcare DisparitiesHumansInsurance CoverageInsurance, PsychiatricMental DisordersMental Health ServicesPolicy MakingSubstance-Related DisordersUnited StatesConceptsMental health care useMental healthMental health care coverageHealth care useAddiction Equity ActSevere mental illnessMental Health ParityHealth care coverageCare useHealth ParityParity lawsEffect of parityTreatment limitationsMental illnessCare coverageSignificant improvementCompliance issuesHealthParityIllness
2014
Use of Hospital-Based Services Among Young Adults With Behavioral Health Diagnoses Before and After Health Insurance Expansions
Meara E, Golberstein E, Zaha R, Greenfield SF, Beardslee WR, Busch SH. Use of Hospital-Based Services Among Young Adults With Behavioral Health Diagnoses Before and After Health Insurance Expansions. JAMA Psychiatry 2014, 71: 404-411. PMID: 24554245, PMCID: PMC4140186, DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2013.3972.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBehavioral health diagnosesHospital-based careInpatient admission ratesBehavioral health disordersEmergency departmentYoung adultsHealth diagnosisPrimary diagnosisAdmission ratesHealth disordersEmergency department visit ratesInsurance coverageEmergency department useHospital discharge dataUse of hospitalPopulation-based sampleMassachusetts' 2006 health reformSubstance use disordersInsurance coverage expansionBehavioral health needsHealth insurance coverageHealth reformHealth insurance expansionsHospital dischargeInpatient admissions