Healthcare utilization of individuals with substance use disorders following Affordable Care Act implementation in a California healthcare system.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Practitioners expected the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to increase availability of health services and access to treatment for Americans with substance use disorders (SUDs). Yet research has not examined the associations among ACA enrollment mechanisms, deductibles, and the use of SUD treatment and other healthcare services. Understanding these relationships can inform future healthcare policy.

Methods

We conducted a longitudinal analysis of patients with SUDs newly enrolled in the Kaiser Permanente Northern California health system in 2014 (N = 6957). Analyses examined the likelihood of service utilization (primary care, specialty SUD treatment, psychiatry, inpatient, and emergency department [ED]) over three years after SUD diagnosis, and associations with enrollm

SUBMITTER: Satre DD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7519171 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature