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Research Studies is a compilation of published research articles funded by AHRQ or authored by AHRQ researchers.
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1 to 2 of 2 Research Studies DisplayedPeterson E, Busch S
Achieving mental health and substance use disorder treatment parity: a quarter century of policy making and research.
This article reviews the history and measures benefits from the 2008 passing of the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA). It led to significant improvements in mental health care coverage. Directions for future research are also discussed.
AHRQ-funded; HS017589.
Citation: Peterson E, Busch S .
Achieving mental health and substance use disorder treatment parity: a quarter century of policy making and research.
Annu Rev Public Health 2018 Apr 1;39:421-35. doi: 10.1146/annurev-publhealth-040617-013603..
Keywords: Access to Care, Behavioral Health, Disparities, Health Insurance, Policy, Substance Abuse
Holdsworth La E, Zhu R, Hassmiller Lich K
The effects of state psychiatric hospital waitlist policies on length of stay and time to readmission.
This study examined the effects of a waitlist policy for state psychiatric hospitals on length of stay and time to readmission. The authors found that waitlists were associated with increased length of stay and time to readmission.
AHRQ-funded; HS000032.
Citation: Holdsworth La E, Zhu R, Hassmiller Lich K .
The effects of state psychiatric hospital waitlist policies on length of stay and time to readmission.
Adm Policy Ment Health 2015 May;42(3):332-42. doi: 10.1007/s10488-014-0573-1.
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Keywords: Hospitals, Behavioral Health, Policy, Substance Abuse, Hospital Readmissions