title: Private in-patient psychiatry in the USA.
abstract: The US healthcare system is in the midst of major changes driven by four forces: the growing consensus in the country that the current system is financially unsustainable; managed care and parity legislation; the Affordable Care Act 2010; and the ageing of the 'baby boomer' generation. How these forces will combine and interact is unclear. The current state of in-patient psychiatric care and trends affecting the private practice of in-patient psychiatry over the next few years will be described.
authors.affiliation: Phelps Memorial Hospital Center, New York, USA.
authors.forename: L Mark
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Russakoff