Enrollment in Medicare is associated with fewer outpatient mental healthcare visits among those with mental health symptoms
Enrolling in Medicare is associated with a reduction in the use of mental healthcare among individuals with probable mental health symptoms and low or moderate family incomes. Our findings suggest that the program poses access barriers specific to mental healthcare.
Authors
- Josephine Rohrer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-2353-2564)
- Adam Biener (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5510-7284)
- Erin Lindsey Duffy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4948-1872)
- Grace McCormack (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6939-6758)
Institutions
- University of Southern California (US)
- Lafayette College (US)
- Center for Policy Analysis (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Health Services Research
- Published
- 2024-12-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/1475-6773.14423
- Primary Topic
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00