Evaluation of the Washington State Access to Recovery project: Effects on Medicaid costs for working age disabled clients

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 240-246

  Wickizer, Thomas M ^a   Mancuso, David ^c   Campbell, Kevin ^b   Lucenko, Barbara ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Health Services   (United States)

^c Research and Data Analysis Division   (United States)

Author keywords

Aftercare; Recovery services; Substance abuse treatment

Indexed keywords

AFTERCARE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; DISABLED PERSON; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; MEDICAID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAID; MIDDLE AGED; PROGRAM EVALUATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON;

EID: 69349090290     PISSN: 07405472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2009.01.005     Document Type: Article

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