Table 3.

Receipt of substance use disorder treatment among currently uninsured individuals expected to be income eligible for Medicaid and current Medicaid enrollees, both with household incomes less than 138% of the federal poverty level^a

	Uninsured and future income eligible		Currently enrolled in Medicaidb
Varible	N	%	N	%	p
With substance use disorder treatment needc	964	100.0	597	100.0
Any treatment receipt	272	31.3	234	46.8	<.01
Substance use disorder treatment type
Formald	143	12.8	159	30.7	<.01
Outpatient	118	11.3	145	29.5	<.01
Inpatient	78	7.2	74	15.2	<.01
Informal	218	27.3	175	38.5	<.01
With current substance dependence	520	100.0	348	100.0
Any treatment receipt	103	19.0	111	38.7	<.01
Substance use disorder treatment type
Formald	67	12.6	83	30.2	<.01
Outpatient	54	11.3	74	28.7	<.01
Inpatient	41	7.1	53	20.8	<.01
Informal	82	15.7	86	32.1	<.01
With current abuse	317	100.0	148	100.0
Any treatment receipt	42	11.9	22	13.8	.62

^aSource: National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2008–2009. Ns are unweighted and percentages are weighted to make estimates representative of the noninstitutionalized population. The income eligibility threshold reflects 133% of the federal poverty level provided in the Affordable Care Act plus a 5% income “disregard” allowed by the law.

^bIndividuals reporting both Medicare and Medicaid coverage were not included as current Medicaid enrollees.

^cIncludes individuals with a current substance use disorder as well as those with no current substance use disorder who received substance use disorder treatment in the past 12 months. Thus this group includes some individuals with no current dependence or abuse.

^dIncludes both outpatient and inpatient treatment