The Affordable Care Act builds on the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 to extend federal parity protections to 62 million Americans. The parity law aims to ensure that when coverage for mental health and substance use conditions is provided, it is generally comparable to coverage for medical and surgical care.
Behavioral Health
ASPE publishes research to inform policymaking on behavioral health across sectors, including healthcare financing and delivery, public health, and human services. ASPE’s work focuses on supporting evidence-based prevention efforts, increasing access to high-quality treatment, and promoting long-term recovery from mental and substance use disorders.
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External Publications
ASPE produces and contributes to research that is published on other websites. Below are a few recent publications:
- African American Youth Suicide
- Reducing Barriers to Furnishing Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Services Using Telehealth and Remote Patient Monitoring for Pediatric Populations Under Medicaid
- Suicidal behavior, Opioid Use Disorder, and Behavioral Health Treatment: Prevalence and correlates among adults in the United States 2015–2018
Reports
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Advanced SearchDeveloping Medicare and Medicaid Substance Abuse Treatment Spending Estimates
This is a supplemental report to the final report of a study jointly funded by ONDCP and ASPE (Medicaid Substance Abuse Treatment Spending: Findings Report). This technical report provides more detail on the methods used to make estimates, and it also describes how MPR would make similar estimates of Medicare funding for substance abuse treatment, if requested to do so. [29 PDF pages]
47 Million Women Have Guaranteed Access to Women's Preventive Services with Zero Cost-Sharing Under the Affordable Care Act
//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN> ASPE Issue Brief 47 Million Women Will Have Guaranteed Access To Women's Preventive Services With Zero Cost-Sharing Under The Affordable Care Act July 31, 2012
A Review and Analysis of Economic Models of Prevention Benefits
The growth in both the prevalence and spending on chronic diseases in the U.S. population has trigged an increased appreciation of the potential for preventive services as important strategies to delay or avoid the development of harmful and costly conditions.