Financing Mental Health Services
A Comparison of Two Federal Programs
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3757570 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mary K Uyeda (American Psychological Association), Patrick H Deleon (United States Senate Staff), Robert Perloff (University of Pittsburg), Alan G Kraut (American Psychological Association) |
| Year | 1986 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 90-110 |
| Publication date | 1986-11-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Behavioral Scientist (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-7642 • E-ISSN: 1552-3381 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/000276486030002003 |
| OpenAlex | W2020113235 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 17 |
This article focuses on federal policies that affect the financing of mental health care services. The need for a delicate balance between controlling the costs of care and assuring access to quality services for those in need is addressed. The programs discussed are Medicare, the federal insurance program for the elderly and disabled, and the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS), the Department of Defense program for military dependents and retirees. Efforts to control the costs of care often result in the policy decision to limit significantly the scope of practice of nonphysician health care providers when compared to that authorized by state-level practice and licensing laws. Some federal initiatives that focus on these combined concerns will be discussed including the CHAMPUS initiatives to contract out for services and Medicare's prospective payment system now used for hospital services
Business · Economic growth · Economics · Federal budget · Fiscal year · Health care · Health care financing · Mental health · Payment · Prospective payment system · Quality (philosophy) · Scope (computer science) · Finance · Healthcare Policy and Management · Medicine
Federal mental health policymaking
The Colorado Clinical Psychology/Expanded Mental Health Benefits Experiment
Psychology and nursing
Mental hospitals and alternative care
Federal legislation recognizing psychology
The Colorado Clinical Psychology/Expanded Mental Health Benefits Experiment
Psychology and nursing
Federal legislation recognizing psychology
Psychological and psychiatric peer review at CHAMPUS
Mental health care
Mental health care
Social Security Amendments
Meta-analysis of psychotherapy outcome studies
| Citations per year | 0.1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1985 - 1995 (11) |
| Highly cited | No |