Tuesday, May 13, 2003

The Mental Health Care Parity Debate Continues
Article in the May Psychiatric Times - "Proponents of mental health care parity have reintroduced the legislation that died in the U.S. House of Representatives last year. While the idea of parity has broad bipartisan support, the debate continues over how much it will cost, who will foot the bill, and how it should best be administered. In a time of war and tight budgets, will the bill get the attention it deserves?"  
  

Compensation Levels Hold Steady, but Future Uncertain
Article in the May Psychiatric Times - "What does the state of psychiatry look like? Surveys have been conducted and data have been broken down into compensation levels, specialties, service costs and insurance coverage. Finally enough data exist to give an overall view of where most psychiatrists stand today in the medical workforce."  
  

Medicaid: Fiscal Challenges to Coverage
This brief Kaiser Family Foundation policy analysis (in Adobe Acrobat format) outlines key points about the current state fiscal crisis and its impact on Medicaid's health coverage role.