Observational studyMedical care2020
Changes in Medicaid Acceptance by Substance Abuse Treatment Facilities After Implementation of Federal Parity.
Observational study in Medical care, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.
- Barriers beyond behavior: structural determinants of behavioral health treatment disparities among Hispanics in the U.S.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Associations between past-year receipt of government assistance, Medicaid, and substance use treatment utilization among adults with substance use disorder in the United States.Addictive behaviors reports · 2025Article
- Black clients in expansion states who used opioids were more likely to access medication for opioid use disorder after ACA implementation.Journal of substance abuse treatment · 2022Article
- Ensuring access to high-quality substance use disorder treatment for Medicaid enrollees: A qualitative study of diverse stakeholders' perspectives.Journal of substance abuse treatment · 2021Article
- Institutions For Mental Diseases Medicaid Waivers: Impact On Payments For Substance Use Treatment Facilities.Health affairs (Project Hope) · 2021Article
- A Scoping Review of Data Sources for the Conduct of Policy-Relevant Substance Use Research.Public health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974)Article
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Abstract
backgroundAdequate access for mental illness and substance use disorder (SUD) treatment, particularly for Medicaid enrollees, is challenging. Policy efforts, including the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA), have targeted expanded access to care. With MHPAEA, more Medicaid plans were required to increase their coverage of SUD treatment, which may impact provider acceptance of Medicaid.
objectivesTo identify changes in Medicaid acceptance by SUD treatment facilities after the implementation of MHPAEA (parity). RESEARCH
designObservational study using an interrupted time series design. SUBJECTS: 2002-2013 data from the National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment Services (N-SSATS) for all SUD treatment facilities was combined with state-level characteristics. MEASURES: Primary outcome is whether a SUD treatment facility reported accepting Medicaid insurance.
resultsImplementation of MHPAEA was associated with a 4.6 percentage point increase in the probability of an SUD treatment facility accepting Medicaid (P<0.001), independent of facility and state characteristics, time trends, and key characteristics of state Medicaid programs.
conclusionsAfter parity, more SUD treatment facilities accepted Medicaid payments, which may ultimately increase access to care for individuals with SUD. The findings underscore how parity laws are critical policy tools for creating contexts that enable historically vulnerable and underserved populations with SUD to access needed health care.
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