Trends in medicare part B mental health utilization and expenditures: 1987-92

Health Care Financing Review

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 19-42

  Rosenbach, Margo L ^a   Ammering, Carol J ^b  

^a Ctr for Health Economics Research   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; MEDICARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; REIMBURSEMENT;

AMBULATORY CARE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; MEDICARE PART B; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030848230     PISSN: 01958631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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