High utilization rate offsets efficiencies in pilot military mental healthcare program.
Higher than expected utilization has resulted in millions of dollars in unexpected costs in a pilot project designed to fill gaps in mental health services for children of Army families. While the plan has succeeded in paring costs per patient, the overall price tag has called into question the ability of the military to design and operate a managed-care delivery system economically.
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D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D006264:Health Benefit Plans, Employee / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000191:economics*; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008887:Military Medicine / Q000191:economics*; D009657:North Carolina; D010865:Pilot Projects; D015397:Program Evaluation