title: Eating disorders and health insurance.
abstract: Eating disorders are being diagnosed and managed by an increasing number of pediatricians and practitioners of adolescent medicine. These physicians are increasingly discovering the power and importance of their patients' health insurance status in the management of these conditions because the lack of appropriate insurance may often pose obstacles and barriers to care. This article provides an analysis of this situation through brief case presentations followed by a discussion and recommendations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine, Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC.
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Silber
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D016497:Adolescent Health Services / Q000191:economics*; D000328:Adult; D017047:Cost Sharing; D017281:Cost of Illness; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000191:economics* / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D007342:Insurance Benefits; D015273:Insurance Selection Bias; D007348:Insurance, Health; D007349:Insurance, Health, Reimbursement; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000191:economics; D014481:United States