Private health insurance coverage for substance abuse and mental health services, 1995 to 1998.
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Wu, L-T; Schlenger, WE
Published in: Psychiatr Serv
February 2004
Four years of data from the National Household Survey on Drug Abuse were combined to examine the characteristics of underinsurance in a sample of privately insured Americans aged 18 to 64. Among these adults, 38 percent (45 million) reported not having behavioral health coverage or not knowing their coverage. Young adults aged 18 to 25, Hispanics, Asians, adults in the lowest income level, and less educated adults were more likely to be underinsured. Untreated addictive and psychiatric problems are costly to society. Underinsurance among socially disadvantaged subgroups deserves greater attention from researchers and policy makers.
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Psychiatr Serv
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ISSN
1075-2730
Publication Date
February 2004
Volume
55
Issue
2
Start / End Page
180 / 182
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- United States
- Substance-Related Disorders
- Socioeconomic Factors
- Psychiatry
- Multivariate Analysis
- Middle Aged
- Mental Health Services
- Medically Uninsured
- Male
- Logistic Models
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Wu, L.-T., & Schlenger, W. E. (2004). Private health insurance coverage for substance abuse and mental health services, 1995 to 1998. Psychiatr Serv, 55(2), 180–182. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.55.2.180
Wu, Li-Tzy, and William E. Schlenger. “Private health insurance coverage for substance abuse and mental health services, 1995 to 1998.” Psychiatr Serv 55, no. 2 (February 2004): 180–82. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.55.2.180.
Wu L-T, Schlenger WE. Private health insurance coverage for substance abuse and mental health services, 1995 to 1998. Psychiatr Serv. 2004 Feb;55(2):180–2.
Wu, Li-Tzy, and William E. Schlenger. “Private health insurance coverage for substance abuse and mental health services, 1995 to 1998.” Psychiatr Serv, vol. 55, no. 2, Feb. 2004, pp. 180–82. Pubmed, doi:10.1176/appi.ps.55.2.180.
Wu L-T, Schlenger WE. Private health insurance coverage for substance abuse and mental health services, 1995 to 1998. Psychiatr Serv. 2004 Feb;55(2):180–182.
Published In
Psychiatr Serv
DOI
ISSN
1075-2730
Publication Date
February 2004
Volume
55
Issue
2
Start / End Page
180 / 182
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- United States
- Substance-Related Disorders
- Socioeconomic Factors
- Psychiatry
- Multivariate Analysis
- Middle Aged
- Mental Health Services
- Medically Uninsured
- Male
- Logistic Models