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Psychiatric Hospital Length of Stay for Medicaid Clients Before and After Managed Care

Psychiatric Hospital Length of Stay for Medicaid Clients Before and After Managed Care Managed care systems allegedly discharge psychiatric inpatients “quicker and sicker” than fee-for-service programs. Study subjects were admitted to a general hospital that served adjacent counties. During 1994, both counties operated fee-for-service Medicaid mental health systems. In 1995, one county remained fee-for-service and the other assumed inpatient financial risk. Lengths of stay declined in both counties between 1994 and 1996. Managed care patients had longer lengths of stay than their fee-for-service counterparts (even after adjustment for confounders). Secular trends and practice patterns may influence length of stay more than managed care. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research Springer Journals

Psychiatric Hospital Length of Stay for Medicaid Clients Before and After Managed Care

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Publisher
Springer Journals
Copyright
Copyright © 2002 by Human Sciences Press, Inc.
Subject
Medicine & Public Health; Public Health; Health Administration; Clinical Psychology; Psychiatry; Health Informatics
ISSN
0894-587X
eISSN
1573-3289
DOI
10.1023/A:1015178308087
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Abstract

Managed care systems allegedly discharge psychiatric inpatients “quicker and sicker” than fee-for-service programs. Study subjects were admitted to a general hospital that served adjacent counties. During 1994, both counties operated fee-for-service Medicaid mental health systems. In 1995, one county remained fee-for-service and the other assumed inpatient financial risk. Lengths of stay declined in both counties between 1994 and 1996. Managed care patients had longer lengths of stay than their fee-for-service counterparts (even after adjustment for confounders). Secular trends and practice patterns may influence length of stay more than managed care.

Journal

Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services ResearchSpringer Journals

Published: Oct 22, 2004

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