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Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Spending in the Department of Veterans Affairs
"This report published in Psychiatric Services analyzed spending on mental health and substance use disorder treatment in the Department of Veterans Affairs, finding that from 2000 to 2006 costs decr ..."
Topics : Mental Health, Military & Veterans, Spending, Substance Abuse, Treatment
Categories : Substance Abuse, Mental Health, Special Populations, Treatment and Recovery



A Needs Assessment of New York State Veterans: Final Report to the New York State Health Foundation
"The RAND Corporation released a study examining the behavioral health needs of veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Using information gleaned from interviews with veterans living in New York ..."
Topics : Mental Health, Military & Veterans, Quality , Substance Abuse, Treatment
Categories : Mental Health, Substance Abuse, Special Populations



Potential Costs of Veterans’ Health Care
"The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a report examining the cost of veterans’ health care, projecting that the cost of providing care in 2020 will be significantly higher than Congre ..."
Topics : Military & Veterans, Spending
Categories : Special Populations, Employer and Individual Insurance



Preliminary Assessment of Readjustment Needs of Veterans, Service Members, and Their Families
"At the request of Congress, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) published a preliminary assessment of the needs of U.S. military personnel returning from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.  The repo ..."
Topics : Access/Barriers, Mental Health, Military & Veterans, Treatment
Categories : Special Populations, Mental Health, Treatment and Recovery



The Value From Investments In Health Information Technology At The U.S. Department Of Veterans Affairs
"A study published in Health Affairs estimated that the VA’s Health IT system, the Veterans Health Information Systems Information Architecture (VISTA), may have saved the VA $3.09 billion betw ..."
Topics : Cost-effectiveness, Military & Veterans, Spending
Categories : Special Populations



Preliminary Assessment of Readjustment Needs of Veterans, Service Members, and Their Families
"At the request of Congress, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) published a preliminary assessment of the needs of U.S. military personnel returning from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.  The repo ..."
Topics : Mental Health, Military & Veterans, Treatment
Categories : Special Populations, Mental Health, Treatment and Recovery



Survey Finds Barriers to Accessing Mental Health and Substance Use Treatment for Veterans
"The National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare has released a survey indicating that despite the enactment of the Veterans Mental Health Act, veterans still face significant barriers to ac ..."
Topics : Access/Barriers, Mental Health, Military & Veterans, Substance Abuse
Categories : Mental Health, Special Populations, Substance Abuse



National Council Survey on Veterans and Mental Health
"A National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare (NCCBH) survey found that, despite passage of the Veterans Mental Health Act in 2008, veterans continue to face significant barriers to accessi ..."
Topics : Access/Barriers, Mental Health, Military & Veterans, Providers
Categories : Mental Health, Special Populations



Expanding Access to Mental Health Counselors Under TRICARE
"This Rand Corporation report analyzes a Department of Defense pilot project that lifted two key TRICARE requirements on mental health counselors.  It evaluates the pilot’s affect on the u ..."
Topics : Access/Barriers, Mental Health, Military & Veterans, Providers, Quality , Spending, Treatment
Categories : Mental Health, Employer and Individual Insurance, Special Populations, Treatment and Recovery



Overview of Approaches to Control Prescription Drug Spending in Federal Programs
"On June 24, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report examining prescription drug cost-control mechanisms in Medicare Part D, Medicaid, the Veterans Health Administratio ..."
Topics : Cost-effectiveness, FEHBP, Medicaid, Medicare, Military & Veterans, Prescription Drugs, Spending
Categories : Medicaid, Medicare, Employer and Individual Insurance, Special Populations



Will Pay-for-Performance Programs Penalize Those Who Care for Medically Complex Patients?
"This Veterans Administration (VA) study analyzed individuals treated for high blood pressure at VA centers and found that those whose cases were complicated by other medical conditions were more lik ..."
Topics : Military & Veterans, Providers, Quality
Categories : Special Populations



Trends in the Professional Mix and Cost of Outpatient Mental Health Care
"By examining Veterans Health Administration records from 1997 and 2004 this article assess the effects of outpatient mental health service provider trends on per capita costs.  Though the autho ..."
Topics : Mental Health, Military & Veterans, Providers, Spending, Treatment
Categories : Mental Health, Treatment and Recovery, Special Populations



Use of VA and Medicare Services by Dually Eligible Veterans with Psychiatric Problems
"This utilization analysis of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Medicare services for mental health reveals that dually eligible patients substitute VA and Medicare services based on the geographic proximity ..."
Topics : Access/Barriers, Dual Eligibles, Medicaid, Medicare, Mental Health, Military & Veterans, Spending, Treatment
Categories : Medicare, Mental Health, Treatment and Recovery, Special Populations, Medicaid