Spending on mental and substance use disorders projected to grow more slowly than all health spending through 2020

Health Affairs

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1407-1415

  Mark, Tami L ^a   Levit, Katharine R ^a   Yee, Tracy ^a   Chow, Clifton M ^a  

^a IBM WATSON HEALTH   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

BUPRENORPHINE PLUS NALOXONE; PRESCRIPTION DRUG; SEROTONIN NORADRENALIN REUPTAKE INHIBITOR;

ARTICLE; GROWTH RATE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL RUNNING COST; HUMAN; MARKET; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MEDICARE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; OPIATE ADDICTION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; ADDICTION; ECONOMICS; FORECASTING; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; MENTAL DISORDERS; STATISTICAL MODEL; TRENDS; UNITED STATES;

FORECASTING; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; MEDICARE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84905966245     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2014.0163     Document Type: Article

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