Mental Health Parity     National and State Perspectives : A REPORT

TABLE OF CONTENTS

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
PURPOSE
DEFINITION
NATIONAL AND STATE EXPERIENCES WITH PARITY
MANAGED CARE AND PARITY
BENEFITS OF PARITY
ISSUES IN IMPLEMENTING PARITY
OPPORTUNITIES FOR FLORIDA

BACKGROUND ISSUES

EPIDEMIOLOGY OF MENTAL ILLNESS
       National Studies
            Epidemiological Catchment Area Study
            National Comorbidity Survey
       Comorbidity
       Children and Adolescents
       Elderly
       Women
       Homeless Persons
       Incarcerated Population
       Florida

STATES’ PERSPECTIVES
       Maine (State of Maine, 1995)
       Maryland (State of Maryland, 1994)
       Minnesota (State of Minnesota, 1995)
       New Hampshire (State of New Hampshire, 1994)
       Rhode Island (State of Rhode Island, 1994)
       North Carolina (Update 1997)
       Texas (Update 1997)
       Other States (Update 1997)

IMPACT OF PARITY LEGISLATION
       Minnesota
      Maryland

HEALTH CARE EXPENDITURES
      United States
      
Florida
      
Entitlement Programs
      
What Can be Gained by Parity

MANAGED CARE
COST OF TREATMENT ISSUES
CONCLUSION

APPENDIX A Overview of National Parity Legislation
APPENDIX B Evaluating Benefits for Florida: one scenario
APPENDIX C Tables and Charts

Table 1- Summary of State Parity Legislation & State Benefit Mandates   NOTE: TABLE 1 MAY TAKE A LONG TIME TO LOAD
Table 2- Estimates of the Number of Persons with Mental Illness by ...
Chart 1 - Total Dollars Spent on Adult Mental Health by Service Type
Chart 2 - Percent of Total Dollars Spent on Adult Mental Health Care by Patient Care Type
Chart 3- Estimated Cost of Adult Mental Health per Service Type
Chart 4 - Percent of Adult Mental Health Dollars by Revenue Source
Chart 5 - Percent of Total Adult Mental Health Dollars Spent by Service Type Revenue Source
Chart 6 - Projected Cost of Adult Mental Health to 20 1 0 Excluding AHCA Medicare, ....
Chart 7 - Projected Cost of Mental Health to 20 1 0 Excluding Medicare and Third Party
Chart 8 - Projected Cost of Mental Health to 2010 by Service Type

REFERENCES


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