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S S Goldensohn

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PubMed1979

Mental health services for Medicaid enrollees in a prepaid group practice plan.

The authors present the patterns of utilization of mental health services of a low-income population in a prepaid group practice setting, the Health Insurance Plan of Greater New York (HIP). Over a 6-year period, utilization rates for psychiatric consultations and mental health services by Medicaid enrollees rose to equal or exceed utilization by employed groups. The authors also provide evidence that psychiatric treatment reduces the use of other physician services, especially X-ray and laboratory services.

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PubMed1977

Cost, utilization, and utilization review of mental health services in a prepaid group practice plan.

The author describes the utilization review process, utilization patterns, and service cost of the Mental Health Service of the Health Insurance Plan of Greater New York (HIP). He finds that a mental health care delivery system within a health maintenance organization offers the advantages of sophisticated utilization review procedures, reduced cost per mental health incident, and a low utilization rate and low cost for psychiatric hospitalization. However, the HMO's return-to-function treatment goals may be too limited for the minority of patients who would benefit only from long-term intensive treatment. He recommends that cost accounting be based on cost per illness rather than cost per service.

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