Differences in Insurance Coverage for Individuals With Schizophrenia After Implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

Kimberley H Geissler; Keith M Ericson; Gregory E Simon; Jing Qian; John E Zeber

doi:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2022.4628

Differences in Insurance Coverage for Individuals With Schizophrenia After Implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

JAMA Psychiatry. 2023 Mar 1;80(3):278-279. doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2022.4628.

Authors

Kimberley H Geissler¹, Keith M Ericson^{2

3}, Gregory E Simon⁴, Jing Qian¹, John E Zeber¹

Affiliations

¹ University of Massachusetts Amherst School of Public Health and Health Sciences, Amherst.
² National Bureau for Economic Research, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
³ Boston University Questrom School of Business, Boston, Massachusetts.
⁴ Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute, Seattle, Washington.

No abstract available

Plain language summary

This cross-sectional study uses Medical Expenditure Panel Survey data to assess differences in insurance coverage for individuals with schizophrenia before vs after implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA).

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

Humans
Insurance Coverage
Insurance, Health
Medicaid
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act*
Schizophrenia*
United States

Grants and funding

R34 MH123628/MH/NIMH NIH HHS/United States