02852cam a2200505 i 4500001001900000003000500019008004100024010001300065020002200078027002000100035002000120037001100140040001900151043001200170050002300182245010400205264003700309300004600346336002600392337002600418337002800444338003600472338002700508500002200535504005400557520092500611530005801536588004701594650005701641650004501698650005601743650004701799650004901846650003301895650005401928650005601982700003902038700003302077700003402110700002702144700003302171710002202204710006102226856005902287rnd000000000047267RAND920212s1982    caua     b    000 0 eng d  a82021544  a0833004565 (pbk.)  aRAND/R-2960-HHS  a(Sirsi) a188310  c$45.00  aCstmoRcCstmoR  an-us--- 4aRA790.6b.C67 198200aCost sharing and the demand for ambulatory mental health services /cKenneth B. Wells ... [et al.]. 1aSanta Monica, CA :bRAND,c1982.  axvii, 186 pages :billustrations ;c28 cm  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aunmediatedbn2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  avolumebnc2rdacarrier  a"September 1982."  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 173-186).  aThis report presents interim results on the demand for ambulatory mental health services, using data from the RAND Health Insurance Study.  Major empirical findings of this study that bear on the cost sharing policy questions include:  Reducing the level of cost sharing in the HIS plans increases the demand for mental health services; small deductibles have a statistically insignificant effect on expenses as compared with free care; with the exception of the $150 per person annual deductible plan, expenses for ambulatory mental health services exhibit roughly the same percentage response to changes in insurance as do ambulatory medical expenses; the level of expenditures on ambulatory mental health care is low; and those with different incomes and mental health statuses respond similarly to changes in insurance coverage.  Also included are findings related to the mix of providers for mental health services.  aAlso available on the internet via WWW in PDF format.  aDescription based on print version record. 0aAmbulatory medical carexUtilizationzUnited States. 0aInsurance, Mental healthzUnited States. 0aMental health servicesxUtilizationzUnited States. 2aAmbulatory CarexeconomicszUnited States. 2aAmbulatory CarexutilizationzUnited States. 2aDeductibles and Coinsurance. 2aMental Health ServicesxeconomicszUnited States. 2aMental Health ServicesxutilizationzUnited States.1 aWells, Kenneth B.,d1948-eauthor.1 aManning, Willard G.eauthor.1 aDuan, Naihua,d1949-eauthor.1 aWare, John E.eauthor.1 aNewhouse, Joseph P.eauthor.2 aRand Corporation.1 aUnited States.bDepartment of Health and Human Services.41yOnline Accessuhttp://www.rand.org/pubs/reports/R2960/