Acceptance of insurance by psychiatrists and the implications for access to mental health care

JAMA Psychiatry

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 176-181

  Bishop, Tara F ^a   Press, Matthew J ^a   Keyhani, Salomeh ^b   Pincus, Harold Alan ^c  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSYCHIATRIST; UNITED STATES;

HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PHYSICIANS; PSYCHIATRY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84893872467     PISSN: 2168622X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2013.2862     Document Type: Article

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