Legislations and policies to expand mental health and substance abuse benefits in health insurance plans: A community guide systematic economic review

Journal of Mental Health Policy and Economics

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 39-48

  Jacob, Verughese ^a   Qu, Shuli ^a   Chattopadhyay, Sajal ^a   Sipe, Theresa Ann ^a   Knopf, John A ^a   Goetzel, Ron Z ^b   Finnie, Ramona ^a   Thota, Anilkrishna B ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDE; ECONOMICS; INSURANCE; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; POLICY; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; INSURANCE, PSYCHIATRIC; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; POLICY; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84930244683     PISSN: 10914358     EISSN: 1099176X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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