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Mental health and substance abuse services in HMOs

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Managed Care, in health services in general and in mental health in particular, is the latest building block presented as necessary for the development of an organized human services system. HMOs represent the fastest growing element in such systems. This paper attempts to collate the latest information available as to how mental health and substance abuse care is being designed and provided in HMOs.

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  1. US Behavioral Health, 94604, 2000 Powell St., Emoryville, CA

    William Goldman M.D.

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Portions of this article have been taken from Managed Health Care Handbook, ed.: P.R. Kongstvedt, Aspen Publishers, Inc., 1988.

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Goldman, W. Mental health and substance abuse services in HMOs. Administration in Mental Health 15, 189–200 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00818721

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