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020 _a0833004565 (pbk.)
027 _aRAND/R-2960-HHS
035 _a(Sirsi) a188310
037 _c$45.00
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_cCstmoR
043 _an-us---
050 4 _aRA790.6
_b.C67 1982
245 0 0 _aCost sharing and the demand for ambulatory mental health services /
_cKenneth B. Wells ... [et al.].
264 1 _aSanta Monica, CA :
_bRAND,
_c1982.
300 _axvii, 186 pages :
_billustrations ;
_c28 cm
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier
500 _a"September 1982."
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 173-186).
520 _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.
530 _aAlso available on the internet via WWW in PDF format.
588 _aDescription based on print version record.
650 0 _aAmbulatory medical care
_xUtilization
_zUnited States.
650 0 _aInsurance, Mental health
_zUnited States.
650 0 _aMental health services
_xUtilization
_zUnited States.
650 2 _aAmbulatory Care
_xeconomics
_zUnited States.
650 2 _aAmbulatory Care
_xutilization
_zUnited States.
650 2 _aDeductibles and Coinsurance.
650 2 _aMental Health Services
_xeconomics
_zUnited States.
650 2 _aMental Health Services
_xutilization
_zUnited States.
700 1 _aWells, Kenneth B.,
_d1948-
_eauthor.
700 1 _aManning, Willard G.
_eauthor.
700 1 _aDuan, Naihua,
_d1949-
_eauthor.
700 1 _aWare, John E.
_eauthor.
700 1 _aNewhouse, Joseph P.
_eauthor.
710 2 _aRand Corporation.
710 1 _aUnited States.
_bDepartment of Health and Human Services.
856 4 1 _yOnline Access
_uhttp://www.rand.org/pubs/reports/R2960/
999 _c597448
_d597448