title: The costs of behavioral health care coverage.
abstract: Psychiatric and chemical dependency conditions can have significant financial implication for plan sponsors, but a variety of mechanisms are available to control these costs. The application of appropriately designed and implemented benefit designs in combination with managed behavioral health care protocols can have a significant return on investment for the plan sponsor.
authors.affiliation: BehavioralCare, Irvine, CA, USA.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sterman
mesh_terms: D001521:Behavior Therapy; D019090:Case Management; D003363:Cost Control / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007358:Insurance, Psychiatric / Q000191:economics*; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000191:economics / Q000628:therapy; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000191:economics*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000191:economics / Q000628:therapy; D014481:United States