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
2021
Assessment of Perceptions of Mental Health vs Medical Health Plan Networks Among US Adults With Private Insurance
Busch SH, Kyanko K. Assessment of Perceptions of Mental Health vs Medical Health Plan Networks Among US Adults With Private Insurance. JAMA Network Open 2021, 4: e2130770. PMID: 34677592, PMCID: PMC8536951, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.30770.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health treatmentPrimary care practitionersMental health careHealth treatmentMental healthMental health practitionersUS adultsCare practitionersHealth provider networksPrivate insuranceHealth practitionersSpecialty mental healthNon-Hispanic white individualsHealth carePrimary care practicesAddiction Equity ActInsurance-related barriersMental Health ParitySerious psychological distressMental health networkHealth plan's networkOnline research panelStudy criteriaPatients' perceptionsHealth Parity
2020
National Trends in Outpatient Mental Health Service Use Among Adults Between 2008 and 2015
Germack HD, Drake C, Donohue JM, Golberstein E, Busch SH. National Trends in Outpatient Mental Health Service Use Among Adults Between 2008 and 2015. Psychiatric Services 2020, 71: 1127-1135. PMID: 32907475, PMCID: PMC7877566, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.201900576.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAmbulatory CareHealth Care SurveysHumansMental Health ServicesOutpatientsPsychotropic DrugsUnited StatesConceptsMental health outpatient visitsSpecialty mental health providersPrimary care physiciansMental health visitsOutpatient visitsPsychological distressHealth visitsOutpatient mental health service useOutpatient mental health visitsMental health service useOutpatient mental health servicesRepresentative Medical Expenditure Panel SurveyPatients' psychological distressHealth service useMedical Expenditure Panel SurveyMental health servicesBivariate logistic regressionType of treatmentHealth Workforce StudiesMental health providersHigh psychological distressPercentage of adultsProportion of respondentsCare physiciansPsychotropic medicationsIncorrect 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
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
2017
Increased Service Use Among Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder Associated With Mental Health Parity Law
Stuart EA, McGinty EE, Kalb L, Huskamp HA, Busch SH, Gibson TB, Goldman H, Barry CL. Increased Service Use Among Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder Associated With Mental Health Parity Law. Health Affairs 2017, 36: 337-345. PMID: 28167724, PMCID: PMC8320748, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2016.0824.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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 Research
2014
The 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