ArticleHealth services research2013
The effect of parity on expenditures for individuals with severe mental illness.
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9 citing papers in PubMed.
- Association Between Oregon's 12-Month Contraceptive Supply Policy and Quantity of Contraceptives Dispensed.JAMA health forum · 2022Article
- Assessment of Behavioral Health Services Use Among Low-Income Medicare Beneficiaries After Reductions in Coinsurance Fees.JAMA network open · 2020Article
- Implementing parity for mental health and substance use treatment in Medicaid.Health services research · 2020Article
- The Impact Of Medicare's Mental Health Cost-Sharing Parity On Use Of Mental Health Care Services.Health affairs (Project Hope) · 2020Article
- Association of Federal Mental Health Parity Legislation With Health Care Use and Spending Among High Utilizers of Services.Medical care · 2019Article
- Do coverage mandates affect direct-to-consumer advertising for pharmaceuticals? Evidence from parity laws.International journal of health economics and management · 2018Article
- Changes in Physician Practice Patterns after Implementation of a Communication-and-Resolution Program.Health services research · 2016Article
- The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act evaluation study: Impact on specialty behavioral health utilization and expenditures among "carve-out" enrollees.Journal of health economics · 2016Article
- Community Health Center Use After Oregon's Randomized Medicaid Experiment.Annals of family medicineObservational
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Abstract
objectiveTo determine whether comprehensive behavioral health parity leads to changes in expenditures for individuals with severe mental illness (SMI), who are likely to be in greatest need for services that could be outside of health plans' traditional limitations on behavioral health care. DATA SOURCES/STUDY
settingWe studied the effects of a comprehensive parity law enacted by Oregon in 2007. Using claims data, we compared expenditures for individuals in four Oregon commercial plans from 2005 through 2008 to a group of commercially insured individuals in Oregon who were exempt from parity. STUDY
designWe used difference-in-differences and difference-in-difference-in-differences analyses to estimate changes in spending, and quantile regression methods to assess changes in the distribution of expenditures associated with parity. PRINCIPAL
findingsAmong 2,195 individuals with SMI, parity was associated with increased expenditures for behavioral health services of $333 (95 percent CI $67, $615), without corresponding increases in out-of-pocket spending. The increase in expenditures was primarily attributable to shifts in the right tail of the distribution.
conclusionsOregon's parity law led to higher average expenditures for individuals with SMI. Parity may allow individuals with high mental health needs to receive services that may have been limited without parity regulations.
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