Brandeis/Harvard Center on Managed Care and Drug Abuse Treatment
NIDA Center Presentations
Effect of parity legislation on substance abuse treatment. Presentation accepted for International Health Economics Association meetings, Copenhagen, Denmark, July 10, 2007.
The impact of the elimination of drug and alcohol addiction as qualifying disabilities for the supplemental security income program. Accepted for presentation at International Health Economics Association Meetings. Copenhagen, Denmark, July 10, 2007.
Managed behavioral health care and EAPs: Effects of integration on substance abuse treatment access. Accepted for presentation at Research Society on Alcoholism meeting, Chicago, IL, July 7, 2007.
Adapting Washington Circle performance measures for publicly-funded substance abuse treatment systems. Poster presentation at College of Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD), Quebec City, Canada, June 21, 2007.
Work requirements mental health & substance use after welfare reform: evidence from three cities. Presented at Substance Use Disorders section, 2007 Academy Health Meetings, Orlando, FL, June 2007.
Substance abuse treatment pathways in employer-sponsored programs: Preliminary findings. Employee Assistance Society of North America Institute, Atlanta, GA, May 2007.
Mental illness, substance abuse, work and the design of income support programs. Presented at MacArthur Network on Mental Health in the Mainstream of Public Policy, May 4, 2007.
Parity for substance abuse treatment: research evidence. Invited presentation at the American Society for Addiction Medicine meetings, Miami, FL, April 28, 2007.
Washington Circle public sector workgroup pilot test for adolescents. Presented at the Joint Meeting on Adolescent Treatment Effectiveness, Washington, DC, April 27, 2007.
The impact of the elimination of drug abd alcohol addiction as qualifying disabilities for the supplemental security income program. Accepted for Davis Lectureship Series. University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, April 2007.
Optimal design of public assistance for women with health-related employment barriers. American Economic Association Annual Meetings. Chicago, IL, January, 2007.
Effect of parity legislation on substance abuse treatmen. Poster presentation at American Public Health Association in Boston, MA, November 2006.
Private health plans’ management of access to psychotropic medications. Poster presentation at American Public Health Association meeting, Boston, MA, November 2006.
State of the art performance measurement for substance use disorders. Addiction Health Services Research Conference, Little Rock, Arkansas, October 25, 2006.
Substance abuse treatment pathways for employee groups. Addiction Health Services Research, Little Rock, Arkansas, October 23, 2006.
Substance abuse treatment pathways for employee groups. Managed Healthcare Network meeting, Huntington Beach, CA, October 4, 2006.
Welfare reform, employment barriers, and transitions between work and income assistance. Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, Boston, MA, October, 2006.
Aligning performance measurement with evidence-based practice. Conference on Improving Quality in Massachusetts Substance Abuse Treatment Programs through Evidence-Based Practices and Performance Measures,’ Brandeis University. September 13, 2006. Co-sponsored by NIDA Center and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Bureau of Substance Abuse Services.
Other related presentations by NIDA Center staff
Effects of patient copayments on retention in substance abuse and mental health treatment. International Health Economics Association meetings, Copenhagen, Denmark, July 10, 2007.
Benefit limits for behavioral health care in private US health plans. International Health Economics Association meetings, Copenhagen, Denmark, July 10, 2007.
Substance use screening in private health plans. Accepted for presentation at Research Society on Alcoholism, Chicago, IL, July 8, 2007.
Getting into specialty substance abuse treatment in private health plans. Accepted for presentation at Research Society on Alcoholism, Chicago, IL, July 8, 2007.
Performance measurement for substance abuse treatment. Presentation at the Board of Directors meeting of the Addiction Technology Transfer Center (ATTC), Quebec, Canada, June 2007.
Are Washington Circle performance measures associated with decreased criminal activity following treatment? Presented at First Annual NIATx Summit, San Antonio, TX, April 24, 2007.
Coverage and management of medications for treating substance abuse in private health plans. American Society of Addiction Medicine medical-scientific conference, Miami, FL, April 2007.
Session Title: ‘How do health plans provide substance abuse services? Results from a nationwide study.’ Addiction Health Services Research Conference, Little Rock, Arkansas, October 25, 2006. 'Changes in structure and benefits for specialty substance abuse services in private health plans ‘Substance use screening requirements in private health plans’ ‘Getting into specialty substance abuse treatment in private health plans’ ‘Availability of medications for substance dependence in private health plans’