The affordable care act and treatment for "substance use disorders:" implications of ending segregated behavioral healthcare

A Thomas McLellan; Abigail Mason Woodworth

doi:10.1016/j.jsat.2014.02.001

The affordable care act and treatment for "substance use disorders:" implications of ending segregated behavioral healthcare

J Subst Abuse Treat. 2014 May-Jun;46(5):541-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jsat.2014.02.001. Epub 2014 Feb 25.

Authors

A Thomas McLellan¹, Abigail Mason Woodworth²

Affiliations

¹ Treatment Research Institute, Philadelphia PA. Electronic address: tmclellan@tresearch.org.
² Treatment Research Institute, Philadelphia PA.

PMID: 24679908
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2014.02.001

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.

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Delivery of Health Care / economics
Delivery of Health Care / legislation & jurisprudence
Delivery of Health Care / organization & administration*
Humans
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act*
Substance-Related Disorders / economics
Substance-Related Disorders / prevention & control
Substance-Related Disorders / therapy*
United States