The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act Evaluation Study: Impact on Nonquantitative Treatment Limits for Specialty Behavioral Health Care.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess frequency, type, and extent of behavioral health (BH) nonquantitative treatment limits (NQTLs) before and after implementation of the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (MHPAEA).

Data sources

Secondary administrative data for Optum carve-out and carve-in plans.

Study design

Cross-tabulations and "two-part" regression models were estimated to assess associations of parity period with NQTLs.

Data collection/extraction methods

Optum provided four proprietary BH databases, including 2008-2013 data for 40 carve-out and 385 carve-in employers from Optum's claims processing databases and 2010 data from interviews conducted by Optum's parity compliance team with 49 carve-out employers.

Principal findings

Preparity, carve-ou

SUBMITTER: Thalmayer AG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6232447 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature