Are mental health insurance mandates effective? Evidence from suicides

Health Economics

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 83-97

  Klick, Jonathan ^a   Markowitz, Sarah ^b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Mandated benefits; Mental Health; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; LAW; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INSURANCE, PSYCHIATRIC; MANDATORY PROGRAMS; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; PROBABILITY; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 31344462102     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: 10991050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.1023     Document Type: Article

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