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Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research

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01-07-2006

Outcomes for Rural Medicaid Clients with Severe Mental Illness in Fee for Service versus Managed Care

Authors: Jacqueline M. Bianconi, Jo M. Mahler, Bentson H. McFarland

Published in: Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research | Issue 4/2006

Abstract

This study compared outcomes for rural Medicaid clients with severe mental illness in fee for service versus managed care programs. Interviews were conducted with 305 Medicaid clients in rural Oregon (166 in fee for service and 139 in managed care). Logistic and multivariate regression analyses were used to examine client satisfaction, safety, symptoms, functioning, and family satisfaction in the fee for service versus managed care groups. There was no evidence that conversion of the Medicaid mental health system from fee for service to managed care led to changes in outcomes for rural clients with severe mental illness.

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Title: Outcomes for Rural Medicaid Clients with Severe Mental Illness in Fee for Service versus Managed Care
Authors: Jacqueline M. Bianconi
Jo M. Mahler
Bentson H. McFarland
Publication date: 01-07-2006
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research / Issue 4/2006
Print ISSN: 0894-587X
Electronic ISSN: 1573-3289
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10488-006-0041-7

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