Spending for specialized mental health treatment in the VA: 1995-2001

被引：10

作者：

Chen, S ^{[1
]}

Smith, MW

Wagner, TH

Barnett, PG

机构：

[1] Vet Affairs Palo Alto Hlth Care Syst, Hlth Econ Res Ctr, Menlo Pk, CA USA

[2] Vet Affairs Palo Alto Hlth Care Syst, Ctr Hlth Care Evaluat, Menlo Pk, CA USA

[3] Stanford Univ, Dept Hlth Resource & Policy, Stanford, CA 94305 USA

来源：

HEALTH AFFAIRS | 2003年 / 22卷 / 06期

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D O I：

10.1377/hlthaff.22.6.256

中图分类号：

R19 [保健组织与事业（卫生事业管理）];

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摘要：

The mid-1990s saw dramatic changes in mental health care in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the largest provider of such care in the United States. Spending for specialized inpatient Mental health care fell 21 percent from 1995 to 2001, while spending for specialized outpatient care rose 63 percent. The shift from inpatient to outpatient care was accompanied by rapid increases in outpatient medication costs. Overall, the VA reduced the average cost (per VA user) of specialized mental health care by 22 percent while it increased the number of users of these services by 35 percent.

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页码：256 / 263

页数：8