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Impact of behavioral health problems on access to care and health services utilization

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  • Katherine Virgo
  • Nathan Risk
  • Edward Spitznagel
  • Rumi Price

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Access to specialists for treatment of behavioral health problems has become restricted in this era of capped budgets and reductions in Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement. Patients with multiple mental health problems may face additional barriers to obtaining needed health care services. The study's aim was to measure the impact of behavioral health problems on access to care and health services utilization for veterans and non-veterans and to determine the contribution of health system characteristics in the prediction of self-reported health services utilization. The study sample consisted of Vietnam veterans who participated in both the Vietnam Drug User Study (September 1971 Army discharges) and the Vietnam Era Study (25-year follow-up) (N=642), as well as a non-veteran cohort (N=197). Copyright International Atlantic Economic Society 2004

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  • Katherine Virgo & Nathan Risk & Edward Spitznagel & Rumi Price, 2004. "Impact of behavioral health problems on access to care and health services utilization," Atlantic Economic Journal, Springer;International Atlantic Economic Society, vol. 32(2), pages 113-129, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:atlecj:v:32:y:2004:i:2:p:113-129
    DOI: 10.1007/BF02298829
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    1. Robins, L.N. & Davis, D.H. & Nurco, D.N., 1974. "How permanent was Vietnam drug addiction?," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 64(S1), pages 38-43.
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