ArticleHealth affairs (Project Hope)2015
Federal parity law associated with increased probability of using out-of-network substance use disorder treatment services.
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22 citing papers in PubMed.
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- Does Mental Health Parity Encourage Mental Health Utilization Among Children and Adolescents? Evidence from the 2008 Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA).The journal of behavioral health services & research · 2020Article
- U.S. alcohol treatment admissions after the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act: Do state parity laws and race/ethnicity make a difference?Journal of substance abuse treatment · 2019Article
- Cost-Sharing Disparities for Out-of-Network Care for Adults With Behavioral Health Conditions.JAMA network open · 2019Article
- Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act and the Use of Outpatient Behavioral Health Services in the United States, 2005-2016.American journal of public health · 2019Article
- Association of Federal Mental Health Parity Legislation With Health Care Use and Spending Among High Utilizers of Services.Medical care · 2019Article
- Factors that Affect Choice of Mental Health Provider and Receipt of Outpatient Mental Health Treatment.The journal of behavioral health services & research · 2018Article
- Federal Parity and Spending for Mental Illness.Pediatrics · 2018Article
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- Federal Parity and Access to Behavioral Health Care in Private Health Plans.Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.) · 2018Article
- The Role of HIPAA Omnibus Rules in Reducing the Frequency of Medical Data Breaches: Insights From an Empirical Study.The Milbank quarterly · 2018Article
- The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act Evaluation Study: Impact on Mental Health Financial Requirements among Commercial "Carve-In" Plans.Health services research · 2018Article
- The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act evaluation study: Impact on specialty behavioral healthcare utilization and spending among enrollees with substance use disorders.Journal of substance abuse treatment · 2017Article
- An audience research study to disseminate evidence about comprehensive state mental health parity legislation to US State policymakers: protocol.Implementation science : IS · 2017Article
- Was federal parity associated with changes in Out-of-network mental health care use and spending?BMC health services research · 2017Article
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Abstract
The Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 requires commercial insurers providing group coverage for substance use disorder services to offer benefits for those services at a level equal to those for medical or surgical benefits. Unlike previous parity policies instituted for federal employees and in individual states, the law extends parity to out-of-network services. We conducted an interrupted time-series analysis using insurance claims from large self-insured employers to evaluate whether federal parity was associated with changes in out-of-network treatment for 525,620 users of substance use disorder services. Federal parity was associated with an increased probability of using out-of-network services, an increased average number of out-of-network outpatient visits, and increased average total spending on out-of-network services among users of those services. Our findings were broadly consistent with the contention of federal parity proponents that extending parity to out-of-network services would broaden access to substance use disorder care obtained outside of plan networks.
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