TY  - BOOK
AU  - Rogowski,Jeannette A.
ED  - RAND Drug Policy Research Center.
ED  - Ford Foundation.
ED  - Weingart Foundation.
TI  - Private versus public sector insurance coverage for drug abuse
SN  - 0833013459
AV  - HD7102.U4 R554
PY  - 1993///
CY  - Santa Monica, CA
PB  - RAND
KW  - United States
KW  - Office of Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services
KW  - Drug abuse
KW  - Treatment
KW  - Finance
KW  - Insurance, Health
KW  - Medicaid
KW  - Medicare
N1  - "Drug Policy Research Center."; Includes bibliographical references (p. 51-53); Also available on the internet via WWW in PDF format
N2  - This study examined financing mechanisms currently in place for treating drug abuse, focusing primarily on differences between private and public insurance mechanisms. Within the private sector, insurance coverage for drug abuse treatment is quite restrictive. Limitations typically exist on the type and amount of treatment that can be received per year or per lifetime, and benefits may quickly be exhausted. Limitations also exist with regard to public insurance funding. Eligibility requirements and the authorized settings in which care may be provided are extremely restrictive. It has been argued that public funding for drug abuse should be mainstreamed into Medicaid. However, this is not likely to occur due to significant institutional barriers, and in particular to the highly restrictive eligibility requirements for public programs
UR  -  http://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/2006/MR166.pdf
ER  -