2018
Achieving Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Treatment Parity: A Quarter Century of Policy Making and Research
Peterson E, Busch S. Achieving Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Treatment Parity: A Quarter Century of Policy Making and Research. Annual Review Of Public Health 2018, 39: 1-15. PMID: 29328871, DOI: 10.1146/annurev-publhealth-040617-013603.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsHealthcare DisparitiesHumansInsurance CoverageInsurance, PsychiatricMental DisordersMental Health ServicesPolicy MakingSubstance-Related DisordersUnited StatesConceptsMental health care useMental healthMental health care coverageHealth care useAddiction Equity ActSevere mental illnessMental Health ParityHealth care coverageCare useHealth ParityParity lawsEffect of parityTreatment limitationsMental illnessCare coverageSignificant improvementCompliance issuesHealthParityIllness
2016
Estimating demand for primary care‐based treatment for substance and alcohol use disorders
Barry CL, Epstein AJ, Fiellin DA, Fraenkel L, Busch SH. Estimating demand for primary care‐based treatment for substance and alcohol use disorders. Addiction 2016, 111: 1376-1384. PMID: 26899802, PMCID: PMC4940268, DOI: 10.1111/add.13364.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol use disorderSubstance use disordersPrimary care settingPrimary careUsual careUse disordersCollaborative careCare settingsAlcohol treatmentPrimary care-based treatmentTreatment ratesSpecialty care settingsPrior treatment historyDrug treatment centersHigh societal costsDrug treatmentSUD treatmentCommon reasonDiagnostic criteriaTreatment historyTreatment centersDisorder treatmentSocietal costsCareDisorders
2015
Federal Parity Law Associated With Increased Probability Of Using Out-Of-Network Substance Use Disorder Treatment Services
McGinty EE, Busch SH, Stuart EA, Huskamp HA, Gibson TB, Goldman HH, Barry CL. Federal Parity Law Associated With Increased Probability Of Using Out-Of-Network Substance Use Disorder Treatment Services. Health Affairs 2015, 34: 1331-1339. PMID: 26240247, PMCID: PMC4607035, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2014.1384.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConsumers’ Valuation of Primary Care–Based Treatment Options for Mental and Substance Use Disorders
Epstein AJ, Barry CL, Fiellin DA, Busch SH. Consumers’ Valuation of Primary Care–Based Treatment Options for Mental and Substance Use Disorders. Psychiatric Services 2015, 66: 772-774. PMID: 25930049, PMCID: PMC4523443, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.201500077.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAlcohol-Related DisordersCooperative BehaviorHumansInternetMental DisordersPatient Acceptance of Health CarePrimary Health CareRandom AllocationSubstance-Related DisordersConceptsUsual careSubstance use disordersUse disordersTreatment optionsSpecialty treatmentMental disordersPrimary care-based treatmentPrimary care settingAlcohol use disorderCare visitsTreatment visitsPrimary careCollaborative careCare settingsTreatment settingsTreatment ratesTreatment typeCareDisordersTreatmentVisitsMost individualsOptionsSettingIndividuals
2014
Use of Hospital-Based Services Among Young Adults With Behavioral Health Diagnoses Before and After Health Insurance Expansions
Meara E, Golberstein E, Zaha R, Greenfield SF, Beardslee WR, Busch SH. Use of Hospital-Based Services Among Young Adults With Behavioral Health Diagnoses Before and After Health Insurance Expansions. JAMA Psychiatry 2014, 71: 404-411. PMID: 24554245, PMCID: PMC4140186, DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2013.3972.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBehavioral health diagnosesHospital-based careInpatient admission ratesBehavioral health disordersEmergency departmentYoung adultsHealth diagnosisPrimary diagnosisAdmission ratesHealth disordersEmergency department visit ratesInsurance coverageEmergency department useHospital discharge dataUse of hospitalPopulation-based sampleMassachusetts' 2006 health reformSubstance use disordersInsurance coverage expansionBehavioral health needsHealth insurance coverageHealth reformHealth insurance expansionsHospital dischargeInpatient admissionsThe effects of federal parity on substance use disorder treatment.
Busch SH, Epstein AJ, Harhay MO, Fiellin DA, Un H, Leader D, Barry CL. The effects of federal parity on substance use disorder treatment. The American Journal Of Managed Care 2014, 20: 76-82. PMID: 24512166, PMCID: PMC3987861.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstance use disorder treatmentUse disorder treatmentSubstance use disorder servicesFederal parityDisorder treatmentPlan enrolleesDisorder servicesHealth plansHealth plan spendingPete Domenici Mental Health ParityGeneral medical servicesProportion of enrolleesAddiction Equity ActFederal parity lawMental Health ParityManagement of careState parity lawsParity lawsTreatment initiationPlan spendingPrivate insurance coverageHealth ParityTreatment engagementSelf-insured health plansEnrollees
2013
Characteristics of Adults With Substance Use Disorders Expected to Be Eligible for Medicaid Under the ACA
Busch SH, Meara E, Huskamp HA, Barry CL. Characteristics of Adults With Substance Use Disorders Expected to Be Eligible for Medicaid Under the ACA. Psychiatric Services 2013, 64: 520-526. PMID: 23450343, PMCID: PMC3672321, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.201200011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstance use disorder treatmentUse disorder treatmentAffordable Care ActSubstance use disordersDisorder treatmentMedicaid enrolleesUse disordersUnmet needTreatment ratesSignificant unmet needFederal poverty levelCharacteristics of adultsTreatment needsMedicaid coverageDrug useHealth statusUninsured individualsInsurance expansionDemographic characteristicsCare ActDisordersTreatmentNational surveyLow-income individualsInformal care