The implementation of managed behavioral healthcare in Colorado and the effects on older Medicaid beneficiaries

Journal of Mental Health Policy and Economics

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 15-24

  Kaskie, Brian ^a   Wallace, Neal ^b   Kang, Soo ^c   Bloom, Joan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CAPITATION FEE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; CRISIS INTERVENTION; DEMOGRAPHY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; GROUP THERAPY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANAGED CARE; MEDICAID; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MOOD DISORDER; MULTIINFARCT DEMENTIA; PROBABILITY; REIMBURSEMENT; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SENILE DEMENTIA; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAPITATION FEE; COLORADO; FEE-FOR-SERVICE PLANS; FEMALE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAID; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PILOT PROJECTS;

EID: 33646070875     PISSN: 10914358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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