TY  - BOOK
AU  - Wells,Kenneth B.
AU  - Manning,Willard G.
AU  - Duan,Naihua
AU  - Ware,John E.
AU  - Newhouse,Joseph P.
ED  - Rand Corporation.
ED  - United States.
TI  - Cost sharing and the demand for ambulatory mental health services
SN  - 0833004565 (pbk.)
AV  - RA790.6 .C67 1982
PY  - 1982///
CY  - Santa Monica, CA
PB  - RAND
KW  - Ambulatory medical care
KW  - Utilization
KW  - United States
KW  - Insurance, Mental health
KW  - Mental health services
KW  - Ambulatory Care
KW  - economics
KW  - utilization
KW  - Deductibles and Coinsurance
KW  - Mental Health Services
N1  - "September 1982."; Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-186); Also available on the internet via WWW in PDF format
N2  - 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
UR  - http://www.rand.org/pubs/reports/R2960/
ER  -