The impact of parity on major depression treatment quality in the federal employeesg' health benefits program after parity Implementation

Medical Care

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 506-512

  Busch, Alisa B ^a,b   Huskamp, Haiden A ^b   Normand, Sharon Lise T ^b,c   Young, Alexander S ^d   Goldman, Howard ^e   Frank, Richard G ^b  

^a MCLEAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Major depression; Managed care; Parity; Quality of care

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DRUG UTILIZATION; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INSURANCE; LEGAL ASPECT; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEDERAL GOVERNMENT; HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS, EMPLOYEE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33745311627     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mlr.0000215890.30756.b2     Document Type: Article

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