State implementation of laws that require health plans to cover treatment for substance abuse disorder (SUD) appears to increase the treatment rate, according to a study by Hefei Wen, B.A., of Emory University, Atlanta, Ga., and colleagues. More than half the states in the U.S. have enacted parity laws mandating comparable coverage for medical and SUD because insurance coverage for SUD treatment can be more restrictive in terms of cost sharing and treatment limitations. An estimated 23 million Americans had a SUD in 2010, according to the study background...
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