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State Mental Health Parity Laws: Cause Or Consequence Of Differences In Use?: States that pass parity laws have fewer persons using mental health services to begin with—which may explain their propensity to legislate in this volatile area.
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A new wave of state and federal legislation affecting mental health insurance was passed during the 1990s. Although patient advocacy groups have hailed the passage of numerous parity laws, it is unclear whether this activity represents a major improvement in insurance benefits or significantly increases access to mental health care. We investigated this issue with data from two new national studies sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. We found that states with below-average utilization were more likely to enact state legislation, but utilization in those states continues to lag behind the rest of the nation.
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Before MHPAEA, state and federal attempts to improve equity of employer-sponsored behavioral health coverage did not match MHPAEA's inclusivity of SUD benefits.
“Before MHPAEA, state and federal attempts to improve equity of employer-sponsored BH coverage did not match MHPAEA's inclusivity of SUD benefits.”
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Forty-five states enacted some form of parity law, but only five states included SUD benefits in their parity laws.
“Forty-five states enacted some form of parity law, although different conditions, benefits, and employer groups were included in each of the mandates (Sturm & Pacula, 1999). Notably, only five states included SUD benefits in their parity laws (Barry, Huskamp, & Goldman, 2010).”
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- Authors
- Sturm, R., & Pacula, R. L.
- Affiliations
- RAND Corporation (US)
- Venue
- Health Affairs
- Publisher
- Health Affairs Publishing, LLC
- Published
- 1999-09
- Volume
- 18
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 182-192
- ISSN
- 0278-2715 (ISSN-L)
- 1544-5208
- OpenAlex
- W2164871592
- Cited by
- 51
- References
- 12
- Citations by year
- 2024: 1 · 2021: 2 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 2 · 2013: 3 · 2012: 2
- FWCI
- 15.10
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Health Affairs (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institutes of Health (5r29mh054147-05)
- National Institute of Mental Health (MH54623, P50MH054623, MH54147)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Healthcare Policy and Management
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Health, Medicine and Society
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Keywords
- mental health coverage, health care utilization, state legislation, access to mental health care, insurance coverage, health policy, patient advocacy
- MeSH terms
- Health Maintenance Organizations, Humans, Insurance Benefits, Mental Health Services, State Health Plans, United States, Utilization Review, Health Care Rationing
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