The affordable care act and treatment for “Substance Use Disorders:” Implications of ending segregated behavioral healthcare

The affordable care act and treatment for “Substance Use Disorders:” Implications of ending segregated behavioral healthcare

Abstract The Affordable Care Act (2010) and the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (2008) are expected to transform substance abuse prevention and treatment in the United States. In this paper, we outline the potential disruption to the existing specialty care delivery system, and describ...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of substance abuse treatment 2014-05, Vol.46 (5), p.541-545
Hauptverfasser: McLellan, A. Thomas, Woodworth, Abigail Mason
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Addiction
Addictive behaviors
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Biological and medical sciences
Care delivery
Delivery of Health Care - economics
Delivery of Health Care - legislation & jurisprudence
Delivery of Health Care - organization & administration
Desintoxication. Drug withdrawal
Drug addiction
Health care
Health care delivery
Health services
Humans
Medical sciences
Mental health care
Miscellaneous
Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act 2010-US
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Substance abuse
Substance abuse treatment
Substance-Related Disorders - economics
Substance-Related Disorders - prevention & control
Substance-Related Disorders - therapy
Treatment
Treatments
United States
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Zusammenfassung:Abstract The Affordable Care Act (2010) and the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (2008) are expected to transform substance abuse prevention and treatment in the United States. In this paper, we outline the potential disruption to the existing specialty care delivery system, and describe the opportunities for treatment providers and health services researchers.
ISSN:0740-5472
1873-6483
DOI:10.1016/j.jsat.2014.02.001