The effect of expanded mental health benefits on treatment initiation and specialist utilization

Health Services Research

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1092-1107

  Lindrooth, Richard C ^b   Lo Sasso, Anthony T ^a   Lurie, Ithai Z ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral health; Corporate health benefits; Employer sponsored health insurance; Provider distance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EMPLOYER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PSYCHIATRIST; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; COST SHARING; FEMALE; HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS, EMPLOYEE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; STEREOTYPING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 22844435207     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2005.00406.x     Document Type: Article

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