2022
What Explains Changes in Availability of Specialty Mental Health Services in Organized Settings?
NEWTON H, HUMENSKY J, GOLDMAN H, BUSCH S. What Explains Changes in Availability of Specialty Mental Health Services in Organized Settings? Milbank Quarterly 2022, 100: 1166-1191. PMID: 36575952, PMCID: PMC9836237, DOI: 10.1111/1468-0009.12592.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerious mental illnessCommunity mental health facilitiesMental health servicesMental health facilitiesMedicaid expansionEmergency walkPsychotropic medicationsHealth facilitiesNational Mental Health Services SurveyHealth servicesMental illnessSpecialty mental health organizationsSpecialty mental health servicesMental health service availabilityExpansion statesNon-Medicaid expansion statesAssertive community treatmentHealth service availabilityMedicaid expansion statesNew payment modelsCommunity outpatient settingsHealth Services SurveyFacility ownership typeFacility ownershipSupport services
2020
Incorrect Provider Directories Associated With Out-Of-Network Mental Health Care And Outpatient Surprise Bills
Busch SH, Kyanko KA. Incorrect Provider Directories Associated With Out-Of-Network Mental Health Care And Outpatient Surprise Bills. Health Affairs 2020, 39: 975-983. PMID: 32479225, PMCID: PMC7497897, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2019.01501.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpecialty mental health treatmentProvider directoriesGeneral medical servicesMental health servicesMental health treatmentMental health careHealth treatmentCommercial insuranceHealth servicesNetwork billsPatientsHealth careMedical servicesSurprise billsNational surveyAdditional monitoringProvidersPercentOutpatients
2019
The Effects of Federal Parity on Mental Health Services Use and Spending: Evidence From the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
Drake C, Busch SH, Golberstein E. The Effects of Federal Parity on Mental Health Services Use and Spending: Evidence From the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey. Psychiatric Services 2019, 70: 287-293. PMID: 30691381, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.201800313.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health servicesMental health service useHealth service useMedical Expenditure Panel SurveyHealth servicesService useMental health specialty servicesAmbulatory mental health careStudy designAdults ages 26Use of outpatientFederal Mental Health ParityPrimary care servicesAddiction Equity ActFederal parity lawMental Health ParityMental health careMental health policyDifferences study designDifferent study designsFederal parityHealth ParitySpecialty servicesCare servicesAge 26