New Data from Columbia University Illuminate Findings in Affordable Care Act (Effects of the Affordable Care Act on Private Insurance Coverage and…

New Data from Columbia University Illuminate Findings in Affordable Care Act (Effects of the Affordable Care Act on Private Insurance Coverage and Treatment of Behavioral Health Conditions in Young Adults)

By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Managed Care Weekly Digest -- New research on Affordable Care Act is the subject of a report. According to news reporting out of New York City, New York, by NewsRx editors, research stated, "To assess changes in private insurance coverage and behavioral treatment of people aged 19 to 25 years and 26 to 35 years Following We 2010 Affordable Care Act (ACA) dependent care provision and 2014 insurance reforms. We extracted data From the 2008 to 2016 US National Surveys on Drug Use and Health."

Our news journalists obtained a quote from the research from Columbia University, "We used an adjusted difference-in-differences approach to assess effects of age group on change in coverage. Replications in subgroups with serious psychological distress or substance use disorders also assessed change in mental health and substance use treatment. Between 2008 to 2010 and 2011 to 2013, the increase in coverage of the younger group significantly differed From the decrease in the older group, but the 2 groups did not significantly differ between 2011 to 2013 and 2014 to 2016 (+3.2 percentage points; P<.001; and +3.8 percentage points; P<.001). Similar trends occurred among We distressed subgroups and the younger but not older substance use subgroup who reported no significant coverage changes in either period. A minority in the distressed (31.4%-45.4%) and substance use (5.1%-8.5%) subgroups received treatment."

According to the news editors, the research concluded: "Although implementation of the ACA provisions coincided with coverage gains For young adults, challenges persist in engaging those with mental health and substance use problems in treatment."

For more information on this research see: Effects of the Affordable Care Act on Private Insurance Coverage and Treatment of Behavioral Health Conditions in Young Adults. American Journal of Public Health, 2018;108(10):1352-1354. American Journal of Public Health can be contacted at: Amer Public Health Assoc Inc, 800 I Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001-3710, USA (see also Affordable Care Act).

Our news journalists report that additional information may be obtained by contacting M. Olfson, Columbia University, Dept. of Psychiat, Vagelos Coll Phys & Surg, New York, NY, United States. Additional authors for this research include M. Wall, C.L. Barry, C. Mauro and R. Mojtabai.

The direct object identifier (DOI) for that additional information is: https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2018.304574. This DOI is a link to an online electronic document that is either free or for purchase, and can be your direct source for a journal article and its citation.

Keywords for this news article include: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America, Health and Medicine, Affordable Care Act, Legal Issues, Columbia University.

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