Health Insurance Expansions and Provider Behavior: Evidence from Substance Use Disorder Providers

Johanna Maclean, Ioana Popovici () and Elisheva Rachel Stern ()
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Ioana Popovici: Nova Southeastern University
Elisheva Rachel Stern: Temple University

No 10478, IZA Discussion Papers from Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Abstract: We examine how substance use disorder (SUD) treatment providers respond to private health insurance expansions induced by state equal coverage ('parity') laws for SUD treatment. We use data on the near universe of specialty SUD treatment providers in the United States between 1997 and 2010 in an event study analysis. During this period, 18 states implemented parity laws. Following the passage of a state parity law we find that providers are less likely to participate in public markets, are less likely to provide charity care, increase the quantity of healthcare provided, and become more selective of the type of patients they are willing to admit.

Keywords: healthcare; provider behavior; substance use disorders; health insurance mandates (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I1 I11 I18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 51 pages
Date: 2017-01
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Working Paper: Health Insurance Expansions and Provider Behavior: Evidence from Substance Use Disorder Providers (2017)
Working Paper: Health Insurance Expansions and Provider Behavior: Evidence from Substance Use Disorder Providers (2015)
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