Posted on August 13, 2009 15:30
Topics: Mental Health | Parity | Prescription Drugs | Rates/Reimbursement/Cost | State Data | Substance Use
Post Type: citation
This study examines M/SU parity laws and their potential effect on out-of-pocket mental health treatment costs. The study found modest yet important variation in out-of-pocket burden across states but note that prescription drugs account for nearly two-thirds of out-of-pocket spending and fall largely outside the scope of federal M/SU parity laws. The authors conclude that M/SU parity laws will do little to reduce the observed burden or inter-state variation.
Zuvekas, S. H., & Meyerhoefer, C. D. (2009). State variations in the out-of-pocket spending burden for outpatient mental health treatment. Health Affairs, 28(3), 713-22. DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.28.3.713 http://content.healthaffairs.org/cgi/content/abstract/28/3/713
Authors: Samuel H. Zuvekas, Chad D. Meyerhoefer.
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