Mental health benefit limits and cost sharing under managed care: A national survey of employers

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 50, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1631-1633

  Salkever, David S ^a   Shinogle, Judy ^a   Goldman, Howard ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST CONTROL; EMPLOYER; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; MANAGED CARE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE;

EID: 0032717006     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ps.50.12.1631     Document Type: Article

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