Posted on December 17, 2008 10:12
Categories: Medicaid | Employer and Individual Insurance | Substance Abuse
Topics: Access/Barriers | Employer-Sponsored Coverage | Individual Coverage | Managed Care | Medicaid | Out-of-Pocket | Substance Abuse | Treatment
This analysis of health maintenance organizations (HMOs) compares substance abuse treatment initiation and duration for Medicaid managed care clients and commercial clients. The authors conclude that Medicaid may present barriers to obtaining substance abuse treatment and note that HMO disenrollment was associated with loss of Medicaid eligibility.
McFarland, B. H., et al. (2006). Substance abuse treatment duration for Medicaid versus commercial clients in a health maintenance organization. Medical Care, 44(6): 601-6. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16708010
Authors: Bentson H. McFarland, Frances L. Lynch, Donald K. Freeborn, Carla A. Green, Michael R. Polen, Denis D. Deck, Daniel M. Dickinson
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