Managing the care of schizophrenia. Lessons from a 4-year Massachusetts Medicaid study.
Arch Gen Psychiatry
; 53(10): 945-52, 1996 Oct.
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| ID: mdl-8857872
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
In 1992, Massachusetts launched a state-wide managed care plan for all Medicaid beneficiaries.METHODS:
This retrospective, multi-year, cross-sectional study used administrative data from the Massachusetts Division of Medical Assistance and Department of Mental Health, consisting of claims for 16,400 disabled adult patients insured by Medicaid in Massachusetts between July 1, 1990, and June 30, 1994. The main outcome measures include annual rates of hospitalization, emergency department utilization, and follow-up care 30 days after discharge; length of inpatient stay; and per-person inpatient and outpatient expenditures.RESULTS:
Between 1991 and 1994, the likelihood of an inpatient admission decreased from 29% to 24% and was accompanied by a slight reduction in length of stay (median number of bed-days per admission dropped by 3.3 days). There was a slight decrease in the number of patients who sought care in general hospital emergency department utilization. However, there was a small increase in the fraction of patients readmitted within 30 days of discharge. Medicaid and Department of Mental Health expenditures for mental health per treated beneficiary decreased slightly, from $11,060 to $10,640, during the 4-year study period.CONCLUSION:
Although per-person expenditures dropped and most patient patterns of care remained the same, longer-term study is recommended to asses whether the trends can be maintained.
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Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Esquizofrenia
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Programas Controlados de Atención en Salud
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Medicaid
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Costos de la Atención en Salud
Tipo de estudio:
Guideline
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País como asunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Año:
1996
Tipo del documento:
Article