Research
Why Health Insurers Should Pay for Addiction Treatment
This article demonstrates the need for effective parity legislation, focusing on California.
Key points from the article include:
- In a California Alcohol and Drug Treatment Assessment (CALDATA) study, the cost of treating approximately 150,000 substance users was $209 million, but the savings during treatment and in the first year afterward amounted to $1.5 billion. The study found that the cost benefit averages $7 return for every dollar invested.
This document is available at www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1071416
