Effect of eliminating behavioral health benefits for selected medicaid enrollees

Health Services Research

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1348-1365

  McConnell, K John ^a   Wallace, Neal T ^b   Gallia, Charles A ^c   Smith, Jeanene A ^d  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OREGON DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES   (United States)

^d Oregon Health Policy and Research   (United States)

Author keywords

Benefit design; Medicaid; Mental health; Substance abuse

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INDEPENDENT VARIABLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME VARIABLE; OUTPATIENT CARE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

AMBULATORY CARE; BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; MEDICAID; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; OREGON; OUTPATIENTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 47649130433     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: 14756773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2008.00844.x     Document Type: Article

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