Prospective Payment and Psychological Services: What Difference Does It Make? Psychologists Aren't in Medicare Anyway

Asserts that Medicare is important in health policy considerations because of the magnitude of the program itself and the nature of the population it serves. Reasons why professional psychology has traditionally expressed frustration and irritation toward the Medicare program, including coverage lim...

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Published in:The American psychologist 1986-01, Vol.41 (1), p.60-63
Main Authors: Uyeda, Mary K, Moldawsky, Stanley
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Costs and Cost Analysis
Health Care Delivery
Human
Humans
Medicare
Medicare - economics
Mental Health Services
Prospective Payment System - economics
Psychology, Clinical - economics
Reimbursement Mechanisms - economics
United States
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Summary:Asserts that Medicare is important in health policy considerations because of the magnitude of the program itself and the nature of the population it serves. Reasons why professional psychology has traditionally expressed frustration and irritation toward the Medicare program, including coverage limitations on mental health services and restrictions on autonomous professional practice, are discussed. The advent of prospective payment for Medicare and the implications of these changes for the delivery of all health care services are addressed. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved)
ISSN:0003-066X
1935-990X
DOI:10.1037/0003-066X.41.1.60