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. 2015 Mar 1;66(3):310-2.
doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.201400159. Epub 2014 Dec 1.

The Affordable Care Act: an opportunity for improving care for substance use disorders?

Katherine E Watkins  1 , Carrie M Farmer, David De Vries, Kimberly A Hepner
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The Affordable Care Act: an opportunity for improving care for substance use disorders?

Katherine E Watkins et al. Psychiatr Serv. .

Abstract

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) will greatly increase coverage for treatment of substance use disorders. To realize the benefits of this opportunity, it is critical to develop reliable, valid, and feasible measures of quality to ensure that treatment is accessible and of high quality. The authors review the availability of current quality measures for substance use disorder treatment and conclude there is a pressing need for development, validation, and use of quality measures. They provide recommendations for research and policy changes to increase the likelihood that patients, families, and society benefit from the increased coverage provided by the ACA.

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