Parity not perfect: Making sense of substance addiction equity for case managers

Care Management Journals

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 101-107

  Swanke, Jayme R ^a   Zeman, Laura Dreuth ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INSURANCE; LEGAL ASPECT; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; UNITED STATES;

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT; HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS, EMPLOYEE; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 82455175659     PISSN: 15210987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1891/1521-0987.12.3.101     Document Type: Article

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