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New Estimates of the Demand for Physical and Mental Health Treatment

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Topics: Health Care Reform | Integrated Health | Mental Health | Treatment

This study in Health Economics estimates health care demands and pricing, finding that ambulatory mental health treatment costs have decreased and are lower than physical health treatment.

Meyerhoefer, C.D. and Zuvekas, S.H. (2010). New estimates of the demand for physical and mental health treatment. Health Economics, 19(3): 297-315. doi: 10.1002/hec.1476. http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/122295745/abstract?CRETRY=1&SRETRY=0exit disclaimer small icon  

Authors: Chad D. Meyerhoefer and Samuel H. Zuvekas


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