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Unforeseen Benefits: Addiction Treatment Reduces Health Care Costs
"This report from the Open Society finds that addiction treatment reduces overal health care costs.
From the executive summary:
Addiction is a pervasive yet treatable chronic health ..."
Topics : Cost-effectiveness, Prescription Drugs, Substance Abuse, Treatment Categories : Treatment and Recovery, Substance Abuse
Iowa Releases 2010 Drug Control Strategy
"The Iowa Office of Drug Control Policy, the Drug Policy Advisory Council, and the state Departments of Corrections; Education; Human Rights, Criminal and Juvenile Justice Planning; Human Services; P ..."
Topics : Criminal/ Juvenile Justice, Illegal Drugs, Prescription Drugs, Prevention, Spending, State Data, Substance Abuse, Treatment Categories : State and Local, Treatment and Recovery, Prevention and Wellness, Substance Abuse
Reducing Fraud, Waste and Abuse of Controlled Substances in Medicaid
"On September 30, 2009 Ann Clemency Kohler, the Director of the National Association of State Medicaid Directors (NAMD), appeared before the SenateHomeland Security and Governmental Affairs Comm ..."
Topics : Medicaid, Medicare, Prescription Drugs, Quality , Spending, Substance Abuse Categories : Medicaid, Medicare, Substance Abuse
Cost-Benefit Analysis of Drug Treatment Services: Review of the Literature
"This article reviews the substance abuse treatment cost-benefit literature. The review found that benefits exceeded costs in all 18 studies, even when not all benefits were accou ..."
Topics : Cost-effectiveness, Prescription Drugs, Rates/Reimbursement, Substance Abuse, Treatment Categories : Treatment and Recovery, Substance Abuse
State Variations in the Out-of-Pocket Spending Burden for Outpatient Mental Health Treatment
"This study examines M/SU parity laws and their potential effect on out-of-pocket mental health treatment costs. The study found modest yet important variation in out-of-pocket b ..."
Topics : Legislation (National), Mental Health, Out-of-Pocket , Parity, Prescription Drugs, State Data, Substance Abuse Categories : Mental Health, State and Local, Legislative and Regulatory Issues, Substance Abuse
Prevalence and Impact of Alcohol Problems in Major Depression: A Systematic Review
"This review attempts to ascertain the relationship between alcohol problems and depression. The authors conclude "that alcohol problems are more common in depression than in the gene ..."
Topics : Alcohol, Co-Occurring Disorders, Mental Health, Prescription Drugs, Substance Abuse, Treatment Categories : Mental Health, Special Populations, Treatment and Recovery, Substance Abuse
U.S. Spending for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment, 1991-2001.
"This article examines behavioral health spending from 1991 to 2001. The article provides detailed expenditure breakdowns and trend analyses for the decade in question and highlights the increa ..."
Topics : Managed Care, Medicaid, Medicare, Mental Health, Prescription Drugs, Spending, Substance Abuse Categories : Medicaid, Mental Health, Employer and Individual Insurance, Medicare, Substance Abuse
Cost Shifting under Managed Behavioral Health Care
"This study of the implementation of a managed behavioral health care organization determined that there was no observable shift in treatment cost after implementation. The study highlights the ..."
Topics : Managed Care, Mental Health, Prescription Drugs, Spending, Substance Abuse, Treatment Categories : Mental Health, Treatment and Recovery, Substance Abuse
Availability of Addiction Medications in Private Health Plans
"This article demonstrates the impact of pharmacy benefits on access to substance abuse medication. Most substance abuse medications fell under the highest cost-sharing tier and some were exclu ..."
Topics : Access/Barriers, Employer-Sponsored Coverage, Individual Coverage, Out-of-Pocket , Prescription Drugs, Providers, Substance Abuse, Treatment Categories : Employer and Individual Insurance, Treatment and Recovery, Substance Abuse
Prescription Drugs and the Changing Patterns of Treatment for Mental Disorders, 1996-2001
"This article analyzes mental health and substance abuse treatment from 1996 to 2001 focusing on utilization patterns and prescription drugs trends. Prescription drug use increased over the fiv ..."
Topics : Medicaid, Medicare, Mental Health, Prescription Drugs, Spending, Substance Abuse, Treatment Categories : Medicaid, Mental Health, Medicare, Treatment and Recovery, Substance Abuse
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