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1 to 2 of 2 Research Studies DisplayedCreedon TB, Cook BL
Access to mental health care increased but not for substance use, while disparities remain.
The researchers assessed whether early implementation of Affordable Care Act (ACA) Medicaid expansion and state health insurance exchanges increased access to mental health and substance use treatment among those in need and whether these changes differed by racial/ethnic group. They found that mental health treatment rates increased significantly but found no evidence of a reduction in the wide racial/ethnic disparities in mental health treatment that preceded ACA expansion from 2005 to 2013.
AHRQ-funded; HS021486.
Citation: Creedon TB, Cook BL .
Access to mental health care increased but not for substance use, while disparities remain.
Health Aff 2016 Jun;35(6):1017-21. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.2016.0098.
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Keywords: Access to Care, Disparities, Health Insurance, Policy, Medicaid, Behavioral Health, Substance Abuse
Chen J, Vargas-Bustamante A, Mortensen K
Racial and ethnic disparities in health care access and utilization under the Affordable Care Act.
The objective of this study was to examine racial and ethnic disparities in health care access and utilization after the Affordable Care Act (ACA) health insurance mandate was fully implemented in 2014. Its results demonstrate that racial and ethnic disparities in access have been reduced significantly during the initial years of the ACA implementation that expanded access and mandated that individuals obtain health insurance.
AHRQ-funded; HS022135.
Citation: Chen J, Vargas-Bustamante A, Mortensen K .
Racial and ethnic disparities in health care access and utilization under the Affordable Care Act.
Med Care 2016 Feb;54(2):140-6. doi: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000467.
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Keywords: Access to Care, Disparities, Healthcare Utilization, Health Insurance