The economic impact of capitated care for high utilizers of public mental health services: The Los Angeles PARTNERS program experience

Journal of Behavioral Health Services and Research

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 416-429

  Kapur, Kanika ^a   Young, Alexander S ^a,b,c,d   Murata, Dennis ^e   Sullivan, Greer ^d,f   Koegel, Paul ^a  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Brain Mapping Division   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e Los Angeles Co Dept Mental Hlth   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; MEDICAID; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; UNITED STATES;

CAPITATION FEE; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; COST ALLOCATION; HUMANS; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC SECTOR; RISK MANAGEMENT; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0032736447     PISSN: 10943412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02287302     Document Type: Article

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