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Moving beyond Parity — Mental Health and Addiction Care under the ACA

Year: 2011

Type: article

Abstract: Enactment of the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act in 2008 improved insurance coverage for mental health and addiction treatment. Now, the Affordable Care Act could affect the financing and delivery of such care even more profoundly.

Source: New England Journal of Medicine

DOI: 10.1056/nejmp1108649

Authors: Colleen L. Barry, Haiden A. Huskamp

Institutions: Johns Hopkins University, Harvard University

Language: English

Topic: Healthcare Policy and Management

Subfield: Economics and Econometrics

Field: Economics, Econometrics and Finance

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: green

Funders: National Institute of Mental Health, National Institute on Drug Abuse