How expensive are unlimited substance abuse benefits under managed care?

Journal of Behavioral Health Services and Research

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 203-210

  Sturm, Roland ^a   Zhang, Weiying ^b   Schoenbaum, Michael ^b  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^b RAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH INSURANCE; MANAGED CARE; MEDICAL CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

EID: 0033067612     PISSN: 10943412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02287491     Document Type: Article

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