The structure of economic incentives in the Robert Wood Johnson/HUD Program on Chronic Mental Illness 1988.
This paper describes the financial arrangements put into place by cities participating in the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Program on Chronic Mental Illness. Descriptive information is given on the level of expenditure, the mix of revenues, and the terms under which local, federal, and Medicaid dollars are allocated to local programs. Data are presented on the use of state hospitals and the number of severely mentally ill individuals in treatment. These data are used to make observations on the initial stages of the demonstration.
School of Hygiene and Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205.
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