Changes in health care use and costs after a break in Medicaid coverage among persons with depression

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 49-54

  Harman, Jeffrey S ^a,b   Hall, Allyson G ^a   Zhang, Jianyi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MEDICAID; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE;

EID: 33847023476     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ps.2007.58.1.49     Document Type: Article

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