A national survey of prepaid mental health services. 1984

B L Levin, and J H Glasser

The degree to which mental health services and coverage have been integrated into prepaid health plans (PHPs) on a national level is unknown. Using two self-administered mail questionnaires, the authors obtained descriptive data on the organization and delivery of mental health services within 205 PHPs throughout the United States and Guam. After discussing the growth of PHPs in the United States and the development of prepaid mental health services, the authors analyze the survey data using the PHP as the unit of analysis. Although 94 percent of the PHPs in the survey offered mental health benefits as part of their basic health plan, the authors found that the varied organizational characteristics of both the PHPs and their mental health components may have affected the specific mental health services provided as well as their costs, utilization, and referral patterns. The authors believe that further analysis of the various PHP organizational models is necessary to understand the utilization and costs of prepaid mental health services.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008605 Mental Health Services Organized services to provide mental health care. Mental Hygiene Services,Health Services, Mental,Services, Mental Health,Services, Mental Hygiene,Health Service, Mental,Hygiene Service, Mental,Hygiene Services, Mental,Mental Health Service,Mental Hygiene Service,Service, Mental Health,Service, Mental Hygiene
D003625 Data Collection Systematic gathering of data for a particular purpose from various sources, including questionnaires, interviews, observation, existing records, and electronic devices. The process is usually preliminary to statistical analysis of the data. Data Collection Methods,Dual Data Collection,Collection Method, Data,Collection Methods, Data,Collection, Data,Collection, Dual Data,Data Collection Method,Method, Data Collection,Methods, Data Collection
D006123 Group Practice Any group of three or more full-time physicians organized in a legally recognized entity for the provision of health care services, sharing space, equipment, personnel and records for both patient care and business management, and who have a predetermined arrangement for the distribution of income. Group Practices,Practice, Group,Practices, Group
D006125 Group Practice, Prepaid An organized group of three or more full-time physicians rendering services for a fixed prepayment. Prepaid Group Practice,Group Practices, Prepaid,Practice, Prepaid Group,Practices, Prepaid Group,Prepaid Group Practices
D014481 United States A country in NORTH AMERICA between CANADA and MEXICO.

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