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J Behav Health Serv Res ; 45(4): 614-626, 2018 10.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29075952

ABSTRACT

According to the US Department of Health and Human Services, 91 million adults live in mental health professional shortage areas and 10 million individuals have serious mental illness (SMI). This study examines how the supply of psychiatrists, severity of mental illness, out-of-pocket costs, and health insurance type influence patients' decisions to receive treatment and the type of provider chosen. Analyses using 2012-2013 MarketScan Commercial Claims data showed that patients residing in an area with few psychiatrists per capita had a higher predicted probability of not receiving follow-up care (46.4%) compared with patients residing in an area with more psychiatrists per capita (42.5%), and those in low-psychiatrist-supply areas had a higher predicted probability of receiving prescription medication only (10.2 vs 7.6%). Patients with SMI were more likely than those without SMI to obtain treatment. A $25 increase in out-of-pocket costs had marginal impact on patients' treatment choices.


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Health Services Accessibility/statistics & numerical data , Insurance, Health/statistics & numerical data , Mental Disorders/therapy , Mental Health Services/statistics & numerical data , Psychiatry/statistics & numerical data , Adolescent , Adult , Databases, Factual , Female , Health Maintenance Organizations , Health Services Accessibility/economics , Humans , Logistic Models , Male , Mental Health , Mental Health Services/economics , Middle Aged , Outpatients , United States , Young Adult
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Am J Manag Care ; 20(11): 907-16, 2014.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25495111

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OBJECTIVES: To examine whether market competition may influence the difference in the inpatient price per discharge between public (Medicare) and private payers across small geographic areas. STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective multivariate analysis. METHODS: Data came from the 2006 Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) State Inpatient Databases (SIDs) in 162 counties from 6 states where an HCUP price-to-charge ratio (PCR) was available. The SIDs were linked with the Area Resource File, American Hospital Association Annual Survey Database, and US Census Bureau data files. Hospital inpatient prices were estimated by applying the HCUP PCR to total hospital charges. Payer-specific price comparisons were made for all discharges, an acute condition (acute myocardial infarction), and an elective condition (knee arthroplasty). Ordinary least squares models were used to examine the effect of market competition on the inpatient price per discharge by payer. RESULTS: Greater geographic variation was found in the inpatient price per discharge among private than public payers for most hospital services. Hospitals in more concentrated markets were associated with a higher price per discharge among knee arthroplasty discharges for both payers. CONCLUSIONS: Hospitals charged significantly higher prices to private than public payers. Because the payment policies from Medicare ultimately affect private payers, public policy efforts that take into consideration market-based approaches or payment reform may help to reduce price variations.


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Hospital Costs/statistics & numerical data , Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee/economics , Economic Competition/economics , Economic Competition/statistics & numerical data , Geography , Humans , Insurance, Health/economics , Insurance, Health/statistics & numerical data , Medicare/economics , Medicare/statistics & numerical data , Multivariate Analysis , Myocardial Infarction/economics , Retrospective Studies , United States
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