The effect of the Utah Prepaid Mental Health Plan on structure, process, and outcomes of care.
Capitation reduced Medicaid costs but had limited effects on most measures of process and outcome. Clients under capitation with the poorest mental health at baseline performed more poorly over time on some measures.
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Division of Health Services Research and Policy, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA.
Christianson
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Gray
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Manning
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Popkin
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D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000191:economics*; D008484:Medicaid / Q000191:economics*; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D017061:Prepaid Health Plans / Q000191:economics*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000191:economics*; D013221:State Health Plans / Q000191:economics*; D014481:United States; D014589:Utah