The effect of insurance type on trauma patient access to psychiatric care under the Affordable Care Act

General Hospital Psychiatry

Volumn 45, Issue , 2017, Pages 19-24

  Wiznia, Daniel H ^a   Maisano, Julianna ^a   Kim, Chang Yeon ^a   Zaki, Theodore ^a   Lee, Hochang B ^a   Leslie, Michael P ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Access to care; Affordable Care Act; Bone psychology; Fractures; Health services accessibility; Mental health services; Post traumatic stress disorder; Traumatology organization and administration

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH INSURANCE ELIGIBILITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SCHEDULING; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; PSYCHIATRIST; PSYCHIATRY; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; REIMBURSEMENT; UNITED STATES; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; INJURY; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; PSYCHIATRY; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 85007109996     PISSN: 01638343     EISSN: 18737714     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2016.12.006     Document Type: Article

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