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
2014
ACA Dependent Coverage Provision Reduced High Out-Of-Pocket Health Care Spending For Young Adults
Busch SH, Golberstein E, Meara E. ACA Dependent Coverage Provision Reduced High Out-Of-Pocket Health Care Spending For Young Adults. Health Affairs 2014, 33: 1361-1366. PMID: 25092837, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2014.0155.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDependent coverage provisionAffordable Care ActPrivate insurance plansYoung adultsACA dependent coverage provisionCoverage provisionPocket health care spendingHealth care spendingPocket expensesPocket expenditureCare spendingInsurance plansCare ActAdultsSignificant reductionFinancial protectionCoverage rateAge twentyNet differenceOlder peersThe 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