Ezra Golberstein Archives - School of Public Health

The study, co-authored by Associate Professor Ezra Golberstein and led by SPH graduate and University of Pittsburgh Assistant Professor Coleman Drake (PhD ’18), evaluated the influence of the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) of 2008 on the use of outpatient and clinic-based mental health services and spending.

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Ezra Golberstein

State law significantly lowers prescription drug costs for mental health and substance use disorder patients

School-based mental health services can improve the well-being of children and adolescents

Study shows at most little change in mental health care use and spending following law to improve service coverage

Study Finds California’s Early ACA Expansion Increased Coverage and Reduced Out-of-Pocket Spending for Low-income Population

Affordable Care Act: More young adults seek inpatient psychiatric care, ER use declines

ACA insurance provision reduces health care spending for young adults

Drop in adolescent antidepressant use after FDA warnings resulted in negative effects