Mental health spending by private insurance: Implications for the mental health parity and addiction equity act

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 313-318

  Mark, Tami L ^a   Vandivort Warren, Rita ^b   Miller, Kay ^a  

^a THOMSON REUTERS   (United Kingdom)

^b SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ARTICLE; EMPLOYER; GROWTH RATE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MENTAL HEALTH PARITY AND ADDICTION EQUITY ACT; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTPATIENT; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE;

FORECASTING; HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS, EMPLOYEE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; INSURANCE CLAIM REVIEW; INSURANCE, HEALTH; INSURANCE, PSYCHIATRIC; LEGISLATION AS TOPIC; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84859877083     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: 15579700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.201100312     Document Type: Article

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