Power, blame, and accountability: Medicaid managed care for mental health services in New Mexico

Medical Anthropology Quarterly

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 84-102

  Willging, Cathleen E ^a  

^a Behavioral Health Research Center of the Southwest   (United States)

Author keywords

Accountability; Health policy; Managed care; Medicaid; Mental health

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; MEDICAID; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; RESIDENTIAL CARE; RESIDENTIAL HOME; REVIEW; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES;

CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; HUMANS; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; MEDICAID; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; NEW MEXICO; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); PRIVATIZATION; RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES; RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; STATE GOVERNMENT; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS;

EID: 20844460331     PISSN: 07455194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/maq.2005.19.1.084     Document Type: Article

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