Effects of Managed Care on Southern Youths' Behavioral Services Use

Children and adolescents' access to Medicaid-financed behavioral health services was examined over 8 years in Tennessee (managed care) and Mississippi (fee-for-service [FFS]) using logistic regression. Managed care reduced access to behavioral care overall, overnight services (e.g., inpatient),...

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Main Authors: Saunders, Robert C., Heflinger, Craig Anne
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: CENTERS for MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES 2004
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4194876/