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Mental Health Parity

Mental health parity refers to providing insurance coverage for mental health and substance abuse care that is equivalent to coverage for general health care. RAND work has evaluated multiple aspects of mental health insurance design and managed care, including how it affects use of behavioral health services and the quality of behavioral health care.

Selected Publications, 2006 to Present

Improving Disaster Mental Health Care in Schools: A Community-Partnered Approach
(2009)
Kataoka SH, Nadeem E, Wong M, Langley AK, Jaycox LH, Stein BD, Young P

American Journal of Preventive Medicine, Vol. 37, No. 6, Supp. 1, Dec 2009, pp. s225-s229. 

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A Social Marketing Approach to Implementing Evidence-Based Practice in the VHA QUERI: The TIDES Depression Collaborative Care Model
(2009)
Luck J, Hagigi F, Parker LE, Yano EM, Rubenstein LV, Kirchner JE

 Implementation Science, Sept 28 2009, 4:64

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Mental Health and Substance Abuse Insurance Parity for Federal Employees: How Did Health Plans Respond?
(2008)
Barry CL, Ridgely MS.

Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, [Epub Dec 4, 2007], Vol. 27, No. 1, Winter 2008, pp. 155-175

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The Effects of Health Sector Market Factors and Vulnerable Group Membership on Access to Alcohol, Drug, and Mental Health Care
(2007)
Stockdale SE, Tang L, Zhang L, Belin TR, Wells KB.

HSR: Health Services Research, [Epub Sept 19 2006], Vol. 42, No. 3p1, Jun 2007, pp. 1020-1041

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Impact of Full Mental Health and Substance Abuse Parity for Children in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program
(2007)
Azrin ST, Huskamp HA, Azzone V, Goldman HH, Frank RG, Burnam MA, et al.

Pediatrics, Vol. 119, No. 2, Feb 2007, pp. e452-e459

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Behavioral Health Parity: Consequences for Federal Employee Health Plans
(2007)
Ridgely MS, Goldman HH, Burnam MA, Barry CL, Hennessy KD, Frank RD, et al.

Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, RB-9254, April 30, 2007

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Is Conventional Wisdom Wrong? Coverage for Substance Abuse Treatment Under Medicaid Managed Care
(2006)
Maglione M, Ridgely MS.

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, Vol. 30, No. 4, Jun 2006, pp. 285-290

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The Effects of State Parity Laws on the Use of Mental Health Care
(2006)
Harris K, Carpenter C, Bao Y.

Medical Care, Vol. 44, No. 6, Jun 2006, pp. 499-505

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Behavioral Health Insurance Parity for Federal Employees
(2006)
Goldman HH, Frank RG, Burnam MA, Huskamp HA, Ridgely MS, Normand S-LT, et al.

The New England Journal of Medicine, Vol. 354, No. 13, Mar 2006, pp. 1378-1386

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Health Plans Respond to Parity: Managing Behavioral Health Care in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program
(2006)
Ridgely MS, Burnam MA, Barry CL, Goldman HH, Hennessy KD.

The Milbank Quarterly, Vol. 84, No. 1, March 2006, pp. 201-218

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