Tennessee's failed managed care program for mental health and substance abuse services

JAMA

Volumn 279, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 864-869

  Chang, Cyril F ^a   Kiser, Laurel J ^b   Bailey, James E ^b   Martins, Manny ^b   Gibson, William C ^b   Schaberg, Kari A ^b   Mirvis, David M ^b   Applegate, William B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICE; MANAGED CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

EID: 0032542705     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.279.11.864     Document Type: Article

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