Medicare and mental health: the fundamentals
- Collection:
- Health Policy and Services Research
- Series Title(s):
- NHPF background paper
- Contributor(s):
- Loftis, Christopher W. Salinsky, Eileen. George Washington University. National Health Policy Forum.
- Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : George Washington University, [2006]
- Language(s):
- English
- Format:
- Text
- Subject(s):
- Insurance Coverage Medicare -- economics Mental Disorders -- economics Mental Health -- statistics & numerical data Community Mental Health Services -- economics Disabled Persons Disease Management Drug Costs Health Expenditures Hospitalization -- economics Insurance, Pharmaceutical Services Medicaid -- economics Medicare -- statistics & numerical data Mental Disorders -- epidemiology Mental Disorders -- therapy Mental Health Services -- economics Prevalence Psychotropic Drugs -- economics Humans United States Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (U.S.)
- Genre(s):
- Technical Report
- Abstract:
- This background paper provides a review of mental health coverage in the Medicare program. It examines the prevalence of mental disorders among Medicare beneficiaries, treatment available through Medicare, and the cost of such treatment. A brief summary of relevant policy issues is provided, including Medicare's outpatient mental health limitation and the potential effect of the prescription drug benefit on the provision of mental health services.
- Copyright:
- The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
- Extent:
- 29 leaves
- Illustrations:
- Illustrations
- NLM Unique ID:
- 101317374 (See catalog record)
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101317374