This statistic describes estimates for mental and substance abuse disorder spending by payer in the United States with or without Affordable Care Act effects in 2016. During this year, it is expected that out of pocket spending without ACA effects will be 22.9 billion U.S. dollars for mental health and substance abuse disorders. Since the 1980s, expenditure on mental health has increased but the slow in growth in recent years may be linked to closures of specialty hospitals.
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Spending for U.S. mental and substance abuse disorders with and without ACA effects in 2016, by payer
(in billion U.S. dollars)
Characteristic
Spending without ACA effects
Spending with ACA effects
Other state & local
35.4
36
Other federal
12.8
13
Medicaid
61.1
67.4
Medicare
30.1
28.7
Other private sources
6.5
6.6
Private insurance
52.9
55.2
Out of pocket
22.9
22.1
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Spending in billion U.S. dollars22.922.952.952.96.56.530.130.161.161.112.812.835.435.422.122.155.255.26.66.628.728.767.467.413133636Spending without ACA effectsSpending with ACA effectsOut of pocketPrivate insuranceOther private sourcesMedicareMedicaidOther federalOther state & local
020406080
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SAMHSA. (October 31, 2014). Spending for U.S. mental and substance abuse disorders with and without ACA effects in 2016, by payer (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/439023/mental-health-spending-by-payer-in-us-with-and-without-aca/
SAMHSA. "Spending for U.S. mental and substance abuse disorders with and without ACA effects in 2016, by payer (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. October 31, 2014. Statista. Accessed July 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/439023/mental-health-spending-by-payer-in-us-with-and-without-aca/
SAMHSA. (2014). Spending for U.S. mental and substance abuse disorders with and without ACA effects in 2016, by payer (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/439023/mental-health-spending-by-payer-in-us-with-and-without-aca/
SAMHSA. "Spending for U.S. Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders with and without Aca Effects in 2016, by Payer (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Oct 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/439023/mental-health-spending-by-payer-in-us-with-and-without-aca/
SAMHSA, Spending for U.S. mental and substance abuse disorders with and without ACA effects in 2016, by payer (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/439023/mental-health-spending-by-payer-in-us-with-and-without-aca/ (last visited July 08, 2025)
Spending for U.S. mental and substance abuse disorders with and without ACA effects in 2016, by payer (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], SAMHSA, October 31, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/439023/mental-health-spending-by-payer-in-us-with-and-without-aca/
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