Substance Use Substance Use Disorders (SUD) - ASPE In 2020, 53 million adults in the United States had a mental health condition and 40 million people ages 12 and older had a substance use disorder (SUD) The COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) exacerbated mental health conditions and SUDs at a time when access to in-person care was restricted due to safety concerns
Best Practices and Barriers to Engaging People with Substance Use . . . A prior history of SUD treatment may be associated with delays in the initiation of treatment for current needs [52, 54] Co-occurring mental illness and SUD Co-occurring mental health issues are not uncommon in the population of those with SUDs, with 8 1 million Americans aged 18 or older having both a past-year SUD and a mental disorder
CREDENTIALING, LICENSING, AND REIMBURSEMENT OF THE SUD WORKFORCE . . . - ASPE An SUD coverage policy document from UnitedHealthcare, a leading administrator of Medicare Advantage plans, suggests that it adheres to Original Medicare (federal Medicare FFS) policies for coverage of SUD services but leaves room for the possibility of expanded benefits with language deferring to plan-specific documentation over its general
Addressing Substance Use and Social Needs of People of Color . . . - ASPE SUD treatment disparities in some communities of color (Creedon et al 2016) Relatively little research and policy attention have been devoted to identifying models of culturally and linguistically effective care that address SUD and social service needs among diverse people of color
Substance Use and Substance Use Disorders by Race and Ethnicity . . . - ASPE 2020a) SUD was defined in the NSDUH as meeting criteria in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th edition We estimated substance use and SUD by self-reported race and ethnicity Aligned with Office of Management and Budget standards, NSDUH asks respondents about Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin or descent and asks
SUD Placement Criteria and Assessments - ASPE Patient placement criteria and biopsychosocial assessment tools for SUD have been established to guide providers in matching clients to the appropriate level of care The results of these placement assessments, if collected centrally by states, can also inform states of the distribution of need for different levels of care
Pennsylvania Summary -- State Residential Treatment for . . . - ASPE Substance Use Disorder (SUD): Freestanding Treatment Facilities may be issued a provisional license, licenses may be refused, restricted, or revoked, and corrective action may be required Certificates of compliance may be rejected, restricted, or revoked, and corrective action may be required The DDAP has an on-going right to enter and inspect
New Jersey Summary -- State Residential Treatment for Behavioral . . . - ASPE Substance Use Disorder (SUD): Residential SUD treatment facilities must provide “medical and nursing services (including assessment, diagnostic, treatment), counseling, vocational, educational, case management and other supportive services ” Additionally, every residential SUD facility must provide substance abuse counseling on-site
Has Treatment for Substance Use Disorders Increased? Issue Brief The number of persons treated for a SUD at a private doctor's office was significantly higher in 2018 than in 2015, increasing 37% from 686,000 in 2015 to 943,000 in 2018 The change in the number of persons receiving treatment at a private doctor's office may be related to efforts to train and certify primary care providers to prescribe
Substance Use Disorder Workforce Issue Brief - ASPE Many barriers to accessing evidence-based treatment for substance use disorder (SUD), particularly medication assisted treatment, are related to the workforce Barriers include workforce shortages for certain providers, insufficient training, education and experience, lack of institutional and clinician peer support, provider stigma and