Insurance barriers to substance use disorder treatment after passage of mental health and addiction parity laws and the affordable care act: A qualitative analysis

Introduction: : People who use drugs (PWUDs) in the United States historically have had a higher probability of being uninsured. Passage of the Affordable Care Act, the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Health Parity and Addiction Equity was expected to increase access to treatment for substance use...

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Main Authors: Julia Dickson-Gomez, Margaret Weeks, Danielle Green, Sophie Boutouis, Carol Galletly, Erika Christenson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-06-01
Series:Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772724622000294