Networks in ACA marketplaces are narrower for mental health care than for primary care
- Collection:
- Health Policy and Services Research
- Series Title(s):
- Research brief (Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics)
- Author(s):
- Zhu, Jane, M., author Zhang, Yuehan, author Polsky, Daniel, E., author
- Contributor(s):
- Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, issuing body.
- Publication:
- Philadelphia, PA : Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, 2017
- Language(s):
- English
- Format:
- Text
- Subject(s):
- Health Insurance Exchanges -- statistics & numerical data Health Services Accessibility -- statistics & numerical data Mental Health Services -- manpower Mental Health Services -- statistics & numerical data Consumer Behavior Primary Health Care Psychiatry -- manpower Humans United States United States.
- Genre(s):
- Technical Report
- Abstract:
- In 2016, ACA marketplace plans offered provider networks that were far narrower for mental health care than for primary care. On average, plan networks included 24 percent of all primary care providers and 11 percent of all mental health care providers in a given market. Just 43 percent of psychiatrists and 19 percent of nonphysician mental health providers participate in any network. These findings raise important questions about network sufficiency, consumer choice, and access to mental health care in marketplace plans.
- Copyright:
- Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY license. (More information)
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (1 PDF file (3 pages))
- Illustrations:
- Illustrations
- NLM Unique ID:
- 101712636 (See catalog record)
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101712636