Posted on December 17, 2008 11:25
Topics: Insurance | Managed Care | Outcomes | Rates/Reimbursement/Cost | Substance Use
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These authors conclude that copayments may be an obstacle to substance abuse t recovery because they may decrease average length-of-stay in substance abuse treatment in favor of a greater number of treatment episodes. Higher copayments were associated with lower per-episode costs but also with increased treatment reoccurrence.
Lo Sasso, A. T., & Lyons, J. S. (2002). The effects of copayments on substance abuse treatment expenditures and treatment reoccurrence. Psychiatric Services, 53(12), 1605-11. http://psychservices.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/abstract/53/12/1605
Authors: Anthony T. Lo Sasso, John S. Lyons.
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