Perinatal Psychotherapy Use and Costs Before and After Federally Mandated Health Insurance Coverage.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Insurance coverage affects health care access for many delivering women diagnosed with perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (PMADs). The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA; passed in 2008) and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA; passed in 2010) aimed to improve health care access.

Objective

To assess associations between MHPAEA and ACA implementation and psychotherapy use and costs among delivering women overall and with PMADs.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional study conducted interrupted time series analyses of private insurance data from January 1, 2007, to December 31, 2019, for delivering women aged 15 to 44 years, including those with PMADs, to assess changes in psychotherapy visits in the year b

SUBMITTER: Zivin K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11316231 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature