Medicaid Acceptance by Psychiatrists Before and After Medicaid Expansion

Hefei Wen; Adam S Wilk; Benjamin G Druss; Janet R Cummings

doi:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2019.0958

Medicaid Acceptance by Psychiatrists Before and After Medicaid Expansion

JAMA Psychiatry. 2019 Sep 1;76(9):981-983. doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2019.0958.

Authors

Hefei Wen¹, Adam S Wilk², Benjamin G Druss², Janet R Cummings²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Health Management and Policy, University of Kentucky College of Public Health, Lexington.
² Department of Health Policy and Management, Emory University Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, Georgia.

Abstract

This study uses National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey data to assess the percentage of psychiatrists who have accepted Medicaid-insured patients before and after Medicaid expansion.

MeSH terms

Health Care Surveys
Health Services Accessibility / statistics & numerical data*
Humans
Insurance, Health / statistics & numerical data*
Medicaid / statistics & numerical data*
Medicare / statistics & numerical data
Mental Health Services / statistics & numerical data*
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Physicians / statistics & numerical data*
Physicians, Primary Care / statistics & numerical data
Psychiatry / statistics & numerical data*
United States