Mental health and substance use disorder parity under the ACA: national and state estimates of parity gains as of 2017

Mental health and substance use disorder parity under the ACA: national and state estimates of parity gains as of 2017

Collection:
Health Policy and Services Research
Author(s):
Ouyang, Chaoluan, author
Planalp, Colin, author
Contributor(s):
State Health Access Data Assistance Center, University of Minnesota, issuing body.
Publication:
[Minneapolis, Minnesota] : State Health Access Data Assistance Center, July 2019
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Healthcare Disparities -- legislation & jurisprudence
Healthcare Disparities -- trends
Insurance Coverage -- legislation & jurisprudence
Insurance Coverage -- trends
Mental Health Services -- legislation & jurisprudence
United States
United States.
Genre(s):
Technical Report
Abstract:
In addition to expanding access to health insurance coverage for millions of Americans through subsidized individual market coverage and state Medicaid expansions, the federal Affordable Care Act (ACA) applied Mental Health (MH) and Substance Use Disorder (SUD) coverage and parity mandates to beneficiaries in the individual and small-group markets and to Medicaid expansion beneficiaries. The following brief details the mechanisms by which the ACA applied these mandates and presents national and state-level estimates of the number of people with insurance coverage that must newly provide MH/SUD parity under the ACA. These estimates provide important context for policymakers and others engaged in the ongoing debate about repealing, modifying, or replacing the ACA.
Copyright:
Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY-NC-ND license. (More information)
Extent:
1 online resource (1 PDF file (6 pages))
Illustrations:
Illustrations
NLM Unique ID:
101753775 (See catalog record)
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101753775