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ArticlePsychiatric services (Washington, D.C.)2020

Earmarked Taxes as a Policy Strategy to Increase Funding for Behavioral Health Services.

Jonathan Purtle, Nicole A Stadnick

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Article in Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Jonathan PurtleDepartment of Health Management and Policy, Dornsife School of Public Health, Drexel University, Philadelphia (Purtle); Department of Psychiatry and Child and Adolescent Services Research Center, University of California, San Diego (Stadnick). Marvin S. Swartz, M.D., is editor of this column.
Nicole A StadnickDepartment of Health Management and Policy, Dornsife School of Public Health, Drexel University, Philadelphia (Purtle); Department of Psychiatry and Child and Adolescent Services Research Center, University of California, San Diego (Stadnick). Marvin S. Swartz, M.D., is editor of this column.

Funding

National Survey of State Policy Decision-making and SimulationP50MH113662 · NIMH · NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI HORWITZ, SARAH MCCUE · 2019 to 2022
$6.9M
Adapting and Implementing an Integrated Care Model for Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Psychiatric ComorbidityK23MH110602 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI STADNICK, NICOLE A · 2017 to 2020
$813k
Audience Research to Disseminate Mental Health Evidence to PolicymakersR21MH111806 · NIMH · DREXEL UNIVERSITY · PI PURTLE, JONATHAN · 2016 to 2017
$430k
NIMH NIH HHS K23 MH110602NIMH NIH HHS P50 MH113662NIMH NIH HHS R21 MH111806
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Earmarking taxes for behavioral health services is a policy strategy that many jurisdictions have implemented to increase funding for behavioral health systems. However, little has been written about these taxes, and limited guidance exists for policy makers who are pursing or implementing such taxes. This column summarizes approaches to designing earmarked behavioral health taxes, evidence of their impact, strategies to enhance implementation, and future directions for research. The column focuses on two jurisdictions: California, which imposes an additional 1% tax on all household income exceeding $1 million, and Washington State, which provides counties with the option of increasing sales tax by 0.1%.

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PolicyCaliforniaGovernment ProgramsHealth Services ResearchHumansMental Health ServicesTaxesWashingtonFinancing/funding/reimbursementPublic policy issues

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PMID31590621
PMCPMC6939131

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