Networks In ACA Marketplaces Are Narrower For Mental Health Care Than For Primary Care

Networks In ACA Marketplaces Are Narrower For Mental Health Care Than For Primary Care.

There is increasing concern about the extent to which narrow-network plans, generally defined as those including fewer than 25 percent of providers in a given health insurance market, affect consumers' choice of and access to specialty providers-particularly in mental health care. Using data for 2016 from 531 unique provider networks in the Affordable Care Act Marketplaces, we evaluated how net...

Implementation of "Chronic Care Model" for Diabetes Care in Iranian Primary Health Care: Does it work?

Objective: Traditional health care systems were not capable to face successfully with chronic diseases including diabetes mellitus. In this regard, the Chronic Care Model or CCM was created to promote quality of care. The aim of this study was to examine whether establishment of chronic care model, with focus on diabetic patients, has led to clinically significant outcomes in Iran. Materials a...

[A challenge for primary health care: mental health care implementation].

The objective of this study was to evaluate mental health care provided within a primary health care setting. The study was conducted in a Primary Health Care Center (PHC) in the city of Sao Paulo, Brazil. A comparative study was made between pediatricians' diagnosis of mental health problems and those identified by the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) in children (5-11 years) from August to Oct...

Mental health care in primary care settings.

Enhancing pediatric mental health care: algorithms for primary care.

In 2004, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Board of Directors appointed the Task Force on Mental Health and charged it to assist pediatricians and other primary care clinicians* in enhancing themental† health care they provide. The task force determined that 3 goals were important to accomplishing its purpose: Goal 1: Facilitate system changes Goal 2: Build skills Goal 3: Incrementally c...