Changes in Medicaid Acceptance by Substance Abuse Treatment Facilities After Implementation of Federal Parity.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Adequate 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.

Objectives

To identify changes in Medicaid acceptance by SUD treatment facilities after the implementation of MHPAEA (parity).

Research design

Observational 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-lev

SUBMITTER: Geissler KH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7401763 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature