Integrating Stakeholder Engagement With Claims-Based Research on Health Insurance Design and Bipolar Disorder

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Highlights • Patient stakeholder involvement improves research but is rarely reported in studies based on administrative data. • The authors enriched a large quantitative study aimed at estimating the effects of insurance benefit changes on individuals with bipolar disorder with a qualitative interview study and multiple layers of patient engagement. • A longitudinal, flexible partnership between academic researchers and advocacy leaders leads to fuller understanding of patients’ experiences accessing behavioral health care.

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