Federal Parity and Spending for Mental Illness

A difference-in-differences approach was used to compare commercially insured children ages 3 to 18 years (in 2008) who were continuously enrolled in plans newly subject to parity under the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA)to children continuously enrolled in plans never subject to parity.

Source: HSR Information Central - July 27, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news