2022
Association of Access to Crisis Intervention Teams With County Sociodemographic Characteristics and State Medicaid Policies and Its Implications for a New Mental Health Crisis Lifeline
Newton H, Beetham T, Busch SH. Association of Access to Crisis Intervention Teams With County Sociodemographic Characteristics and State Medicaid Policies and Its Implications for a New Mental Health Crisis Lifeline. JAMA Network Open 2022, 5: e2224803. PMID: 35838666, PMCID: PMC9287760, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.24803.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCrisis InterventionCross-Sectional StudiesDrug OverdoseHumansMedicaidMental HealthPolicyUnited StatesConceptsMental health treatment facilitiesCrisis Intervention TeamsCounty-level accessCross-sectional studyIntervention teamMedicaid policiesAssociation of accessUS residentsUS countiesMental health issuesRisk of incarcerationUnadjusted analysesNational DirectoryState Medicaid policiesBehavioral health crisesMAIN OUTCOMEPsychiatric hospitalSociodemographic characteristicsShort-term stayHealth issuesTop quartileDemographic characteristicsMedicaidRural countiesResidents of countiesAccess to mental health support services in Accountable Care Organizations: A national survey
Busch SH, Tomaino M, Newton H, Meara E. Access to mental health support services in Accountable Care Organizations: A national survey. Healthcare 2022, 10: 100613. PMID: 35081475, PMCID: PMC8944208, DOI: 10.1016/j.hjdsi.2022.100613.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAccountable Care OrganizationsHumansMental HealthMental Health ServicesSurveys and QuestionnairesUnited StatesConceptsMental health support servicesHealth support servicesAssertive community treatmentSerious mental illnessNational surveyAccountable care organizationsFamily psychoeducationCommunity treatmentMental illnessSupport servicesPopulation healthNew payment modelsCare organizationsPatientsAccountable careIllnessPayment modelsDelivery reformRecovery servicesPsychoeducationCareDoes Primary Care Fill the Gap in Access to Specialty Mental Health Care? A Mixed Methods Study
Kyanko KA, A. Curry L, E. Keene D, Sutherland R, Naik K, Busch SH. Does Primary Care Fill the Gap in Access to Specialty Mental Health Care? A Mixed Methods Study. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2022, 37: 1641-1647. PMID: 34993864, PMCID: PMC8734538, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-021-07260-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpecialty mental health carePrimary care providersMental health carePrimary careMental health treatmentMental health providersHealth careHealth treatmentHealth providersOutpatient mental health providersPatient-reported barriersSerious psychological distressAddress unmet needsAdults ages 18PCP rolePCP careSpecialty careKey ResultsOfPCP engagementCare providersClinician trainingSpecialty consultantsSpecialty servicesPatient experienceUnmet need
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
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
2014
Effect of the Affordable Care Act’s Young Adult Insurance Expansions on Hospital-Based Mental Health Care
Golberstein E, Busch SH, Zaha R, Greenfield SF, Beardslee WR, Meara E. Effect of the Affordable Care Act’s Young Adult Insurance Expansions on Hospital-Based Mental Health Care. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2014, 172: 182-189. PMID: 25263817, PMCID: PMC4314328, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2014.14030375.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDependent coverage provisionACA dependent coverage provisionEmergency department visitsInpatient admissionsEmergency departmentPsychiatric diagnosisDepartment visitsAffordable Care ActYoung adultsCoverage provisionPsychiatric disordersNon-substance use psychiatric disordersMore inpatient admissionsCalifornia emergency departmentsInsurance coveragePrimary outcome measurePsychiatric inpatient admissionsHospital-based servicesDependent coverage expansionPsychiatric emergency departmentMental health careSubstance use disordersCoverage expansionPrimary diagnosisGeneral Hospital