Psychiatric Services From Pages To Practice

Cameron Schilling, M.P.H, joins Dr. Dixon and Dr. Berezin to discuss the effects of high deductible health insurance plans on enrollees with mental health conditions and substance use disorder.  Mr. Schilling is a programmer and data analyst from the Center for Mental Health and Addiction Policy at the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, and an author of an article in the journal. Health insurance and how it works What is a “high deductible” health insurance plan? Premiums, health care utilization, and planning ahead Employment and insurance Deductibles, premiums, and health savings accounts Co-occurring disorders and high deductible insurance Healthcare utilization and high deductibles: increase and decrease How do people navigate this? The literature: high deductible insurance and bipolar disorder Little change when accessing care, but decrease in likelihood of seeking treatment Prioritization and tradeoffs Do people with a mental health diagnosis and those co-occurring substance use disorders access c