2022
Insurance Coverage Mandates and the Adoption of Digital Breast Tomosynthesis
Richman IB, Long JB, Kyanko KA, Xu X, Gross CP, Busch SH. Insurance Coverage Mandates and the Adoption of Digital Breast Tomosynthesis. JAMA Network Open 2022, 5: e224208. PMID: 35333358, PMCID: PMC8956980, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.4208.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoverage mandateCohort studyBreast cancerPocket paymentsDigital breast tomosynthesisInsurance coveragePoints 2 yearsAffordable Care ActMAIN OUTCOMEScreening mammogramsStudy periodDirect costsBreast tomosynthesisPatient ProtectionCare ActWomenCancerAssociationYearsPrivate insurersPatientsCost sharingDoes 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
2015
Salary Differences Between Male and Female Registered Nurses in the United States
Muench U, Sindelar J, Busch SH, Buerhaus PI. Salary Differences Between Male and Female Registered Nurses in the United States. JAMA 2015, 313: 1265-1267. PMID: 25803350, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2015.1487.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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