Financing outpatient mental health care: how much does insurance actually help?
Providers of mental health services in both public and private sectors are becoming increasingly dependent on third-party health insurance to cover the costs of outpatient psychotherapy. The present investigation examines reimbursement rates for the cost of the average course of psychotherapy for a sample of industries in one city. Results suggest that insurance coverage should not be viewed as a panacea by mental health providers.
Walfish
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Clinical/Community Psychology Services, University of South Florida, Tampa.
Janzen
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D003156:Community Mental Health Services / Q000191:economics*; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D006801:Humans; D007349:Insurance, Health, Reimbursement / Q000191:economics; D007358:Insurance, Psychiatric / Q000191:economics*; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000191:economics*; D014481:United States