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Americans Less Willing to Pay for Mental Health Care vs. Medical Care

On April 12, 2012 By

Stony Brook University School of Medicine discovered that Americans are less willing to pay to avoid mental illness versus paying to prevent medical conditions that don’t have a mental component.  The study, which tracked a national sample of 710 adults in the US, found that even though participants recognized mental illness as being more of [...]

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Trends in quality of care and health care spending for depression examined in new study

On December 7, 2011 By

ScienceDaily (Dec. 5, 2011) — Over a 10-year period, spending for Medicaid-enrolled patients with depression increased substantially but only minimal improvements in quality of care were observed, according to a report in the December issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. “During the 1980s and 1990s, the number of adults diagnosed [...]

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Care for mentally ill veterans is as good or better than in other health systems, study finds

On October 21, 2011 By

ScienceDaily (Oct. 20, 2011) — Treating U.S. veterans with mental illness and substance use disorders is more expensive than caring for veterans with other medical conditions, costing more than $ 12 billion in 2007, according to a new RAND Corporation study. The study found that while the proportion of veterans who received the care recommended [...]

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Study Finds Care For Mentally Ill Veterans Is As Good Or Better Than In Other Health Systems

On October 21, 2011 By

Main Category: Veterans / Ex-ServicemenAlso Included In: Mental Health;  Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal DrugsArticle Date: 21 Oct 2011 – 0:00 PDT email to a friend   printer friendly   opinions   Treating U.S. veterans with mental illness and substance use disorders is more expensive than caring for veterans with other medical conditions, costing more than [...]

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Care for Mentally Ill Vets at VA Centers May Differ Across U.S.

On October 21, 2011 By

More research urged to explore why discrepancies exist and how they should be addressed WEDNESDAY, Oct. 19 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs rivals other health care systems in the quality of care it provides to mentally ill veterans, but there are huge discrepancies in the level of care offered in various [...]

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