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1 to 3 of 3 Research Studies DisplayedFriedman S, Xu H, Harwood JM
The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act evaluation study: impact on specialty behavioral healthcare utilization and spending among enrollees with substance use disorders.
The purpose of this study was to determine whether Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) was associated with increased behavioral health expenditures and utilization among a population with substance use disorder (SUD) diagnoses. The investigators found that MHPAEA was associated with modest increases in total, plan, and patient out-of-pocket spending and outpatient and inpatient utilization.
AHRQ-funded; HS024866.
Citation: Friedman S, Xu H, Harwood JM .
The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act evaluation study: impact on specialty behavioral healthcare utilization and spending among enrollees with substance use disorders.
J Subst Abuse Treat 2017 Sep;80:67-78. doi: 10.1016/j.jsat.2017.06.006..
Keywords: Behavioral Health, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Utilization, Health Insurance, Policy, Health Services Research (HSR), Substance Abuse
Yeung K, Basu A, Hansen RN
Impact of a value-based formulary on medication utilization, health services utilization, and expenditures.
The objective of the study was to determine the impact of the value-based formulary (VBF). It found that cost-sharing informed by cost-effectiveness analysis reduced overall medication expenditures without negatively impacting medication utilization, health services utilization, or nonmedication expenditures.
AHRQ-funded; HS023346.
Citation: Yeung K, Basu A, Hansen RN .
Impact of a value-based formulary on medication utilization, health services utilization, and expenditures.
Med Care 2017 Feb;55(2):191-98. doi: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000630.
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Keywords: Medication, Healthcare Utilization, Healthcare Costs, Health Services Research (HSR)
Kuo DZ, Hall M, Agrawal R
Comparison of health care spending and utilization among children with Medicaid insurance.
This study's objectives were to assess health care and spending among children with Medicaid insurance by their resource use. It found that as resource use increases in children with Medicaid, spending rises unevenly across health services: Spending on primary care rises modestly compared with other health services.
AHRQ-funded; HS023092.
Citation: Kuo DZ, Hall M, Agrawal R .
Comparison of health care spending and utilization among children with Medicaid insurance.
Pediatrics 2015 Dec;136(6):1521-9. doi: 10.1542/peds.2015-0871.
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Keywords: Medicaid, Healthcare Utilization, Children/Adolescents, Healthcare Costs, Health Services Research (HSR)