The ACA's dependent coverage expansion and out-of-pocket spending by young adults with behavioral health conditions

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 67, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 977-982

  Ali, Mir M ^a   Chen, Jie ^b   Mutter, Ryan ^a   Novak, Priscilla ^b,c   Mortensen, Karoline ^d  

^a SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNICITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RACE; STATISTICAL MODEL; YOUNG ADULT; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; MENTAL DISEASE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84990038395     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: 15579700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.201500346     Document Type: Article

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