Studies from Syracuse University Update Current Data on Healthcare Economics (Do Expansions In Adolescent Access To Public Insurance Affect the Decisions of Substance Use Disorder Treatment Providers?)

2021 APR 08 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News -- A new study on Economics - Healthcare Economics is now available. According to news reporting originating from Syracuse, New York, by NewsRx correspondents, research stated, “We apply a mixed-payer economy model to study the effects of changes in the generosity of children’s public health insurance programs - measured by Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program income thresholds - on substance use disorder (SUD) treatment provider behavior.”

Our news editors obtained a quote from the research from Syracuse University, “Using government data on specialty SUD treatment providers over the period 1997-2011 combined with a two-way fixed-effects model and local event study, we show that increases in the generosity of children’s public health insurance induce providers to participate in some, but not all, public markets. Our effects appear to be driven by non profit and government providers.”

According to the news editors, the research concluded: “Non-profit providers also appear to increase treatment quantity slightly in response to coverage expansions.”

This research has been peer-reviewed.

For more information on this research see: Do Expansions In Adolescent Access To Public Insurance Affect the Decisions of Substance Use Disorder Treatment Providers? Journal of Health Economics, 2021;76:102434. Journal of Health Economics can be contacted at: Elsevier, Radarweg 29, 1043 Nx Amsterdam, Netherlands. (Elsevier - www.elsevier.com; Journal of Health Economics - http://www.journals.elsevier.com/journal-of-health-economics/)

The news editors report that additional information may be obtained by contacting Sarah Hamersma, Syracuse University, Dept. of Public Administration and International Affairs, Syracuse, NY 13244, United States.

The direct object identifier (DOI) for that additional information is: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhealeco.2021.102434. 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.

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