US National Spending On Mental Health And Substance Use Disorder Treatment Driven By Case Growth, 2000–21 Tami L. Mark, Lasanthi Fernando, Peter Shieh, and Abe Dunn

https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/full/10.1377/hlthaff.2025.01351?utm_campaign=april+2026+issue&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--_Aew0MZItK5Mgjx3KzEqD5BXjwnsnS1wbV8-BMcY3VvXN-pV8Vh9VdZ9L6ZywL9GAqbdUXjzDW9r5_99dHpgSomqimg&_hsmi=409799600&utm_content=ahead+of+print&utm_source=hasu In an ahead-of-print article released this week, Tami L. Mark and coauthors explore how from 2000 to 2021, US spending on mental health and substance use disorders tripled—driven mostly by a sharp rise in people receiving treatment rather than higher costs per case.