Provider specialty choice among Medicare beneficiaries treated for psychiatric disorders [0.03%]
接受精神病治疗的医疗保险受益人的供应商专业选择
S L Ettner,R C Hermann
S L Ettner
This study estimates the probability of mental health specialist use among elderly and disabled Medicare beneficiaries treated for a primary psychiatric diagnosis, based on the 1991 Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey (MCBS) and physician c...
A Woodward,J Epstein,J Gfroerer et al.
A Woodward et al.
There is a widely acknowledged problem of drug abuse in the United States, but there is no widely accepted estimate of the number who need treatment for drug abuse. In this article, the authors present new estimates of the numbers of person...
Assessing the need, use, and developments in mental health/substance abuse care [0.03%]
精神健康/药物滥用治疗的需求、使用及发展评估
J P Bae
J P Bae
This overview presents an introduction to the articles published in this issue of the health care Financing Review, entitled "Mental Health Services and Vulnerable Populations." This article discusses the challenges the mental health and su...
M E Gornick,J L Warren,P W Eggers et al.
M E Gornick et al.
R J Master,C Taniguchi
R J Master
J A Buck,H A Silverman
J A Buck
This article describes the use of utilization management (UM) methods by State Medicaid programs. The use of optional UM methods range from zero in one State to eight in four States, with a median of five. A majority of States have programs...
M H Davis,E O&#x;Brien
M H Davis
This DataView presents descriptive information on beneficiaries with disabilities in Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare data show that persons with disabilities have more functional limitations, poorer health status, lower incomes, and experie...
R P Ellis,G C Pope,L Iezzoni et al.
R P Ellis et al.
Using 1991-92 data for a 5-percent Medicare sample, we develop, estimate, and evaluate risk-adjustment models that utilize diagnostic information from both inpatient and ambulatory claims to adjust payments for aged and disabled Medicare en...
R Kronick,T Dreyfus,L Lee et al.
R Kronick et al.
This article describes a system of diagnostic categories that Medicaid programs can use for adjusting capitation payments to health plans that enroll people with disability. Medicaid claims from Colorado, Michigan, Missouri, New York, and O...
Access to care under physician payment reform: a physician-based analysis [0.03%]
基于医生的支付制度改革下的就医情况分析
A Meadow
A Meadow
This article reports physician-based measures of access to care during the 3 years surrounding the 1989 physician payment reforms. Analysis was facilitated by a new system of physician identifiers in Medicare claims. Access measures include...