02852cam a2200505 i 4500 rnd000000000047267 RAND 920212s1982 caua b 000 0 eng d 82021544 0833004565 (pbk.) RAND/R-2960-HHS (Sirsi) a188310 $45.00 CstmoR CstmoR n-us--- RA790.6 .C67 1982 Cost sharing and the demand for ambulatory mental health services / Kenneth B. Wells ... [et al.]. Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 1982. xvii, 186 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia unmediated n rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier volume nc rdacarrier "September 1982." Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-186). This 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. Also available on the internet via WWW in PDF format. Description based on print version record. Ambulatory medical care Utilization United States. Insurance, Mental health United States. Mental health services Utilization United States. Ambulatory Care economics United States. Ambulatory Care utilization United States. Deductibles and Coinsurance. Mental Health Services economics United States. Mental Health Services utilization United States. Wells, Kenneth B., 1948- author. Manning, Willard G. author. Duan, Naihua, 1949- author. Ware, John E. author. Newhouse, Joseph P. author. Rand Corporation. United States. Department of Health and Human Services. Online Access http://www.rand.org/pubs/reports/R2960/ 597448 597448