Access to services: Multiple perspectives from adults with substance abuse disorders in Massachusetts

Administration and Policy in Mental Health

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 357-371

  Larson, Mary Jo ^a   Zhang, Annie ^a   Smith, Kevin ^a   Kasten, Linda ^b  

^a NEW ENGLAND RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Access; Behavioral health; Managed care; Medicaid

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BEHAVIOR; CONSUMER; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INTERVIEW; MALE; MANAGED CARE; MEDICAID; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; REVIEW; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 13744254150     PISSN: 0894587X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10488-004-1664-1     Document Type: Review

References (22)

1. Alterman, A.I., Randall, M., & McLellan, A.T. (2000). Comparison of outcomes by gender and for fee-for-service versus managed care: A study of nine community programs. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 19(2), 127-134.
2. Beinecke, R.H., Callahan, J.J., Shepard, D.S., Cavanaugh, D.A., & Larson, M.J. (1996). The Massachusetts Mental Health/Substance Abuse Managed Care Program: The providers' view. Administration and Policy in Mental Health, 23(5), 379-391.
3. Beinecke, R.H., Shepard, D.S., Leung, M., & Sousa, D. (2002). Evaluation of the Massachusetts Behavioral Health Program: Year 8. Administration and Policy in Mental Health, 30(2), 141-157.
4. Bigelow, D.A., McFarland, B.H., McCamant, L.E., Deck, D.D., & Gabriel, R.M. (2004). Effect of managed care on access to mental health services among Medicaid enrollees receiving substance treatment. Psychiatric Services, 55(7), 775-779.
5. Callahan, J.J., Shepard, D.S., Beinecke, R.H., Larson, M.J., & Cavanaugh, D.A. (1995). Mental health/substance abuse treatment in managed care: The Massachusetts Medicaid experience. Health Affairs, 14(3), 173-184.
6. Carlson, M.J., & Gabriel, R.M. (2001). Patient satisfaction, use of services, and one-year outcomes in publicly funded substance abuse treatment. Psychiatric Services, I(9), 1230-1236.
7. Deck, D.D., McFarland, B.H., Titus, J.M., Laws, K.E., & Gabriel, R.M. (2000). Access to substance abuse treatment services under the Oregon Health Plan. The Journal of the American Medical Association, 284(16), 2093-2099.
8. Eisen, S.V., Shaul, J.A., Clarridge, B., Nelson, D., Spink, J., & Cleary, P.D. (1999). Development of a consumer survey for behavioral health services. Psychiatric Services, 50(6), 793-798.
9. Frank, R.G., & McGuire, T.G. (1997). Savings from a Medicaid carve-out for mental health and substance abuse services in Massachusetts. Psychiatric Services, 48(9), 1147-1152.
10. Hermann, R.C., & Palmer, R.H. (2002). Common ground: A framework for selecting core quality measures for mental health and substance abuse care. Psychiatric Services, 53(3), 281-287.
11. Hutchinson, A.B., & Foster, E.M. (2003). The effect of Medicaid managed care on mental health care for children: A review of the literature. Mental Health Services Research, 5(1), 39-54.
12. McLellan, A.T., & Hunkeler, E. (1998). Patient satisfaction and outcomes in alcohol and drug abuse treatment. Psychiatric Services, 49(5), 573-575.
13. McNeese-Smith, D.K. (1998). Program directors' views of the effect of managed care on substance abuse programs in Los Angeles County. Psychiatric Services, 49(10), 1323-1329.
14. Miller, R.H., & Luft, H.S. (1997). Does managed care lead to better or worse quality of care? Health Affairs, 16(5), 7-25.
15. Miller, W.R., Tonigan, J.S., & Longabaugh, R. 1995. The Drinker Inventory of Consequences (DRINC): An instrument for assessing adverse consequences of alcohol abuse, test manual. (Volume 4, Project MATCH Monograph Series). Rockville, MD: NIAAA. Online at http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/ drinc-text.htm.
16. Renz, E.A., Chung, R., Fillman, T.O., Mee-Lee, D., & Sayama, M. (1995). The effect of managed care on the treatment outcome of substance use disorders. General Hospital Psychiatry, 17(4), 287-292.
17. Rohrer, J.E., Rohland, B.M., Westermann, J., Knott, A., & Zwick, J. (1999). Managed care for substance abuse treatment: Impact in Iowa. Administration and Policy in Mental Health, 26(6), 429-433.
18. Ross, E.C. (1997). Managed behavioral health care premises, accountable systems of care, and AMBHA's perms. American Managed Behavioral Healthcare Association. Evaluation Review, 21(3), 318-321.
19. Shepard, D.S., Daley, M., Ritter, G.A., Hodgkin, D., & Beinecke, R.H. (2001). Effects of a statewide carve-out on spending and access to substance abuse treatment in Massachusetts, 1992 to 1996. Health Services Research, 36(6), 32-44.
20. Shepard, D.S., Daley, M., Ritter, G.A., Hodgkin, D., & Beinecke, R.H. (2002). Managed care and the quality of substance abuse treatment. Journal of Mental Health Policy and Economics, 5(4), 163-174.
21. Smith, K., & Larson, M.J. (2003). Quality of life assessments by adult substance abusers receiving publicly funded treatment in Massachusetts. American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 29(2), 323-335.
22. Ware, J.E., Jr. (1993). SF-36 health survey: Manual and interpretation guide. Boston, MA: The Health Institute, New England Medical Center.