Bill would give federal workers minimum-mental health coverage

1983 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carol Turkington ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Coverage

Parity Laws Improved Mental Health Coverage

2005 ◽  
Vol 35 (12) ◽  
pp. 65
Author(s):  
Joyce Frieden
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Coverage

scholarly journals Laypersons’ Choices and Deliberations for Mental Health Coverage

2011 ◽  
Vol 39 (3) ◽  
pp. 158-169 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara E. Evans-Lacko ◽  
Nancy Baum ◽  
Marion Danis ◽  
Andrea Biddle ◽  
Susan Goold
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Coverage

scholarly journals Cost-effectiveness analysis of interventions to achieve universal health coverage for schizophrenia in Mexico

Salud Mental ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 43 (2) ◽  
pp. 65-71
Author(s):  
Héctor Cabello-Rangel ◽  
Lina Díaz-Castro ◽  
Carlos Pineda-Antúnez
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Early Intervention ◽  
Cost Effectiveness ◽  
Universal Coverage ◽  
Cost Effectiveness Analysis ◽  
Psychosocial Treatment ◽  
Income Quintile ◽  
Health Coverage ◽  
Effectiveness Analysis ◽  
Early Intervention In Psychosis

Introduction. To achieve universal coverage in mental health, it is necessary to demonstrate which interventions should be adopted. Objective. Analyze the alternatives of pharmacological and psychosocial treatment in Mexico for patients diagnosed with schizophrenia, as well as Early Intervention in Psychosis Program. Method. The Extended cost effectiveness analysis (ECEA), it is implemented under scenario the option of treatment in Mexico, which includes: typical or atypical antipsychotic medication plus psychosocial treatment, assuming that all the medications will be provided to the patient, a measure of effectiveness is the years of life adjusted to disability (DALYs). Results. The effect of Universal Public Financing (UPF) is reflected in avoiding 147 DALYs for every 1,000,000 habitants. In addition, has a positive effect in the avoided pocket expenditures from US $ 101,221 to US $ 787,498 according to the type of intervention. Increasing government spending has a greater impact on the poorest quintile, as a distributive effect of the budget is generated. Respect to the value of insurance, the quintile III is the one who is most willing to pay for having insurance, on the other hand, in the highest income quintile, the minimum assurance valuation was observed. Discussion and conclusion. The reduction in out-of-pocket spending is uniform across all quintiles; “Early Intervention in Psychosis Program” is not viable for middle income countries, as México. The ECEA is a convenient method to assess the feasibility and affordability of mental health interventions to generate information for decision makers.

Photovoice as a Social Transformative Tool: Unpacking the Experiences of Immigrants and Refugees Living with HIV in Canada

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 97-97
Author(s):  
Dr. Rita Dhungel
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Rapid Response ◽  
Health Coverage ◽  
Hiv Status ◽  
Mental Health Needs ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Immigrants And Refugees ◽  
Financial Difficulties ◽  
Living With Hiv

1026 immigrants and refugees tested positive for HIV (IRLWH) in Canada in 2018 (Haddad, et al, 2019). IRLWH experience discriminatory behaviors because of because of the immigration and HIV status; culturally appropriate supports and resources for IRLWH are lacking. Financial difficulties are experienced by many new immigrants, they may be unable to meet their health care or mental health needs, particularly if they are IRLWH (Chen et al., 2015). Language barriers, loss of social support and a lack of health coverage can impact the ability for IRLWH to access care (Rapid Response Service, 2014). There can be stigma surrounding HIV within the cultural community, impacting the level of support for IRLWH (Rapid Response Service, 2014). IRLWH experience mistreatment by service providers, lack of culturally and linguistically appropriate services, lack of awareness of local programs, unemployment and housing issues in Canada (Chen et al., 2015; Gatteri et al., 2020). To augment the limited extant knowledge on the challenges of IRLWH and based on the implications of a study that claimed the need for a further research exploring the voices of IRLWH using photovoice (Getteri, et.al., 2020), this community based photovoice study was designed with an aim to understand intersectional oppressions experienced by IRLWH across Alberta in general, with a focus on the COVID-19 pandemic in particular from determinants of health perspectives. Keywords: Immigrants and Refugees; HIV, Photovoice, Intersectional Violence, Mental Health

Medicare's Mental Health Coverage

2000 ◽  
Vol 51 (8) ◽  
pp. 1050-a-1051
Author(s):  
Maureen Mickus ◽  
Christopher Colenda ◽  
Andrew Hogan
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Coverage

Medicare's Mental Health Coverage

2000 ◽  
Vol 51 (8) ◽  
pp. 1050-1050
Author(s):  
Kevin D. Hennessy
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Coverage
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