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This chapter provides an understanding how insurance-based models of financing operate in theory and in practice regarding the implications of increasing strains on private and public insurance systems, including the ACA insurance expansions and parity, for the future of behavioral health services.
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Online ISBN: 978-3-030-18435-3
eBook Packages: Behavioral Science and PsychologyBehavioral Science and Psychology (R0)