Substance abuse treatment facilities by payment option U.S. 2020

This statistic displays the distribution of substance abuse treatment facilities in the United States by their option of payment, as of 2020. Private health insurance was accepted in around 74 percent of the country's substance abuse treatment facilities. Facilities under the federal government were less likely to accept cash payments.

Share of substance abuse treatment facilities in the U.S. as of 2020, by payment option

Characteristic	Percentage of facilities
Cash or self-payment	90.4%
Private health insurance	74.4%
Medicaid	70.7%
State-financed health insurance	49.5%
Medicare	42%
Federal military insurance	39%
IHS/Tribal/Urban funds*	12.5%

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Release date

July 2021

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United States

Survey time period

2020

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* Through a contract, tribes can receive the money that the Indian Health Service (IHS) would have used to provide direct health services for tribal members. Tribes can use these funds to provide directly, or through another entity, a broad range of health services.
The proportions of all facilities reporting acceptance of specific payment options.

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