Aims:(1) To assess the extent to which local health departments (LHDs) implement and
evaluate strategies to target the behavioural healthcare needs for the underserved …

Introduction In its fiscal year 2015 final rule, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
(CMS) required reporting of tobacco treatment quality measures as part of the Inpatient …

This qualitative study examined the implementation of a reverse colocation pilot program
that sought to integrate medical care in two community behavioral health agencies. To …

This study examined patterns of medicalization in substance use disorder (SUD) that are
aligned with the goals of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Using a nationally representative …

Mental illnesses are prevalent in the United States and globally. Cost is a critical barrier to
treatment receipt. We study the effects of recent and major eligibility expansions within …

As the Affordable Care Act is implemented, occupational therapy practitioners must work to
ensure that the essential benefits offered by state insurance exchanges include …

Purpose. To examine practices, barriers, and recommendations for addressing the physical
health of racially and ethnically diverse people with serious mental illness (SMI). Methods …

Insurance coverage for mental health services has historically lagged behind other types of
health services. We used a simulation exercise in which groups of laypersons deliberate …

The Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA) aims to make broad changes to the structure of the
US health care system and includes a host of provisions to improve access to insurance …

Context: Homeless policy advocates viewed Medicaid expansion as an opportunity to
enhance health care access for this vulnerable population. We studied Medicaid expansion …