TY - JOUR
T1 - Utah's Prepaid Mental Health Plan
T2 - the first year.
AU - Christianson, Jon B
AU - Manning, W.
AU - Lurie, N.
AU - Stoner, T. J.
AU - Gray, D. Z.
AU - Popkin, Michael K
AU - Marriott, S.
PY - 1995
Y1 - 1995
N2 - This DataWatch analyzes the effect of the Utah Prepaid Mental Health Plan (UPMHP) on use of mental health services by and mental health treatment expenditures for Medicaid beneficiaries from July 1991 to June 1992. During this period three community mental health centers (CMHCs) provided mental health services to Medicaid beneficiaries in their catchment areas in return for capitated payments. Utilization and expenditure rates per beneficiary per month were analyzed using a "fixed-effects" statistical modeling approach, controlling for categories of beneficiary, time trends, seasonal effects, and CMHC grouping (capitated urban, capitated rural, noncapitated urban, and noncapitated rural). The results of the analysis suggest that the UPMHP reduced admissions for inpatient mental health treatment, inpatient mental health expenditures, and total mental health expenditures for Medicaid beneficiaries. These findings must be regarded as preliminary because of the relatively short time period covered by the data.
AB - This DataWatch analyzes the effect of the Utah Prepaid Mental Health Plan (UPMHP) on use of mental health services by and mental health treatment expenditures for Medicaid beneficiaries from July 1991 to June 1992. During this period three community mental health centers (CMHCs) provided mental health services to Medicaid beneficiaries in their catchment areas in return for capitated payments. Utilization and expenditure rates per beneficiary per month were analyzed using a "fixed-effects" statistical modeling approach, controlling for categories of beneficiary, time trends, seasonal effects, and CMHC grouping (capitated urban, capitated rural, noncapitated urban, and noncapitated rural). The results of the analysis suggest that the UPMHP reduced admissions for inpatient mental health treatment, inpatient mental health expenditures, and total mental health expenditures for Medicaid beneficiaries. These findings must be regarded as preliminary because of the relatively short time period covered by the data.
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U2 - 10.1377/hlthaff.14.3.160
DO - 10.1377/hlthaff.14.3.160
M3 - Article
C2 - 7498889
AN - SCOPUS:0038747765
SN - 0278-2715
VL - 14
SP - 160
EP - 172
JO - Health affairs (Project Hope)
JF - Health affairs (Project Hope)
IS - 3
ER -