Mental health parity legislation, cost-sharing and substance-abuse treatment admissions

Health Economics

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 161-183

  Dave, Dhaval ^a   Mukerjee, Swati ^a  

^a BENTLEY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost; Insurance; Mental health; Parity; Substance abuse; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DRUG USE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MENTAL HEALTH; PARITY; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COST SHARING; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADMISSION; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PRIVATE SECTOR; SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952025064     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: 10991050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.1577     Document Type: Article

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