The affordable care act: An opportunity for improving care for substance use disorders?

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 310-312

  Watkins, Katherine E ^a   Farmer, Carrie M ^b   De Vries, David ^a   Hepner, Kimberly A ^a  

^a RAND Corporation ^*  (United States)

^b RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL USE DISORDER; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; INSURANCE; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES;

HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84926381613     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: 15579700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.201400159     Document Type: Review

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