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Funding the Service Gap for Adult Outpatient Mental Health Services in California: A Simulation-Based Cost Analysis of Specialty Care
2025
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Severe Obesity Increases More Rapidly in Brazil Than Moderate Obesity: Analysis of Vigitel 2006-2021
2025
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Health and Social Services During Heat Events: Demand for Services in Los Angeles County
2024
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Mortality in Extreme Heat Events: An Analysis of Los Angeles County Medical Examiner Data
2024
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Heart Disease Data Portal
2023
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Depressive Symptoms Among US Adults During the Great Recession and Economic Recovery
2022
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Diet Quality in the United States Improved During the Great Recession and Deteriorated During Economic Recovery
2022
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Improving Diet Quality in U.S. Adults: A 30-Year Health and Economic Impact Microsimulation
2022
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Microsimulation Projections of Obesity Interventions on Cardiometabolic Health Disparities in the United States
2022
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Diet Quality Improvement and 30-Year Population Health and Economic Outcomes: A Microsimulation Study
2021
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How Would a Better Diet Affect Health and Economic Outcomes in the United States?
2020
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Obesity Prevention Interventions and Implications for Energy Balance in the United States and Mexico: A Systematic Review of the Evidence and Meta-Analysis
2019
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Examining Consumer Responses to Calorie Information on Restaurant Menus in a Discrete Choice Experiment
2018
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Diet and Obesity in Los Angeles County 2007-2012: Is There a Measurable Effect of the 2008 "Fast-Food Ban"?
2015
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Neighborhood Food Environment, Diet, and Obesity Among Los Angeles County Adults, 2011
2015
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Changes in the Energy and Sodium Content of Main Entrées in US Chain Restaurants from 2010 to 2011
2014
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Impact of a Patient Incentive Program on Receipt of Preventive Care
2014
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Obesity and Economic Environments
2014
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Proximity to Urban Parks and Mental Health
2014
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Quantifying the Contribution of Public Parks to Physical Activity and Health: Introducing SOPARC
2014
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Too Much of a Good Thing? How the Economic Environment Plays a Role in the Obesity Epidemic
2014
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A Cash-Back Rebate Program for Healthy Food Purchases in South Africa: Results from Scanner Data
2013
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Eating Better for Less: A National Discount Program for Healthy Food Purchases in South Africa
2013
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The Effects of Obesity, Smoking, and Excessive Alcohol Intake on Healthcare Expenditure in a Comprehensive Medical Scheme
2013
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Morbid Obesity Rates Continue to Rise Rapidly in the United States
2013
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Neighborhood Food Outlets, Diet, and Obesity Among California Adults, 2007 and 2009
2013
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The Obesity Epidemic and Changes in Self-Report Biases in BMI
2013
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Provincial Screening Rates for Chronic Diseases of Lifestyle, Cancers and HIV in a Health-Insured Population
2013
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What's on the Menu? A Review of the Energy and Nutritional Content of US Chain Restaurant Menus
2013
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Check, Please: Many Single Entrées at U.S. Chain Restaurants Serve Up Masses of Calories, Fat, and Sodium
2012
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Is There a Robust Relationship Between Neighbourhood Food Environment and Childhood Obesity in the USA?
2012
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School and Residential Neighborhood Food Environment and Diet Among California Youth
2012
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Changes in Body Mass During Elementary and Middle School in a National Cohort of Kindergarteners
2011
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Does the Response to Alcohol Taxes Differ Across Racial/Ethnic Groups? Some Evidence from 1984-2009 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
2011
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Economic Analysis of Physical Activity Interventions
2011
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Preventing Obesity and Its Consequences: Highlights of RAND Health Research
2011
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Regional Price Differences and Food Consumption Frequency Among Elementary School Children
2011
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The Role of School Physical Activity Programs in Child Body Mass Trajectory
2011
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Discretionary Calorie Intake a Priority for Obesity Prevention: Results of Rapid Participatory Approaches in Low-Income US Communities
2010
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Facility Provision in Elementary Schools: Correlates with Physical Education, Recess, and Obesity
2010
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Measuring the Physical Food Environment and Its Relationship with Obesity: Evidence from California
2010
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Not Enough Fruit and Vegetables or Too Many Cookies, Candies, Salty Snacks, and Soft Drinks?
2010
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Self-reported Unmet Need for Mental Health Care After California's Parity Legislation
2010
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Soda Taxes, Soft Drink Consumption, and Children's Body Mass Index
2010
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Affordability and Obesity: Issues in the Multifunctionality of Agricultural/Food Systems
2009
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Alcohol Environments and Disparities in Exposure Associated with Adolescent Drinking in California
2009
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Developing Policy Solutions for a More Active Nation: Integrating Economic and Public Health Perspectives
2009
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Hold the Salt: Lowering Sodium Intake Would Improve Health and Save Money
2009
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Potential Societal Savings from Reduced Sodium Consumption in the U.S. Adult Population
2009
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South Los Angeles Ban on Fast-Food Chains Misses the Mark
2009
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Zoning for Health? The Year-Old Ban on New Fast-Food Restaurants in South LA
2009
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Body Mass Index Is Increasing Faster Among Taller Persons
2008
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Disparities in the Food Environment Surrounding US Middle and High Schools
2008
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Food Prices and Weight Gain During Elementary School: 5-Year Update
2008
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Stemming the Global Obesity Epidemic: What Can We Learn from Data About Social and Economic Trends?
2008
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Alcohol and Environmental Justice: The Density of Liquor Stores and Bars in Urban Neighborhoods in the United States
2007
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How Neighborhoods Can Reduce the Risk of Obesity
2007
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Increases in Morbid Obesity in the USA: 2000-2005
2007
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Obesity and Disability: The Shape of Things to Come
2007
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School Characteristics and Behavior Problems of U.S. Fifth-Graders
2007
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Alcohol Outlets and Problem Drinking Among Adults in California
2006
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Childhood Overweight and Elementary School Outcomes
2006
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Park Use and Physical Activity in a Sample of Public Parks in the City of Los Angeles
2006
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Physical Activity and Changes in Health Care Costs in Late Middle Age
2006
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US-based Indices of Area-Level Deprivation: Results from HealthCare for Communities
2006
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Body Mass Index in Elementary School Children, Metropolitan Area Food Prices and Food Outlet Density
2005
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Childhood Obesity: What We Can Learn from Existing Data on Societal Trends, Pt. 2
2005
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Childhood Obesity: What We Can Learn from Existing Data on Societal Trends, Pt. 1
2005
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Depression and Comorbid Pain as Predictors of Disability, Employment, Insurance Status, and Health Care Costs
2005
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Economics and Physical Activity: A Research Agenda
2005
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Labor Market, Financial, Insurance and Disability Outcomes Among Near Elderly Americans with Depression and Pain
2005
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Use of Mental Health Care Among Youths in 1997 and 2002
2005
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Weight Gain Trends Across Sociodemographic Groups in the United States
2005
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Childhood Overweight and Academic Performance: National Study of Kindergartners and First-Graders
2004
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Childhood Overweight and Parent- and Teacher-Reported Behavior Problems: Evidence from a Prospective Study of Kindergartners
2004
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Depression and Leaving Employment Among Older Adult Americans
2004
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Does Relative Deprivation Predict the Need for Mental Health Services?
2004
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The Economics of Physical Activity: Societal Trends and Rationales for Interventions
2004
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The Effects of State Mental Health Parity Legislation on Perceived Quality of Insurance Coverage, Perceived Access to Care, and Use of Mental Health Specialty Care
2004
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Increasing Obesity Rates and Disability Trends: If It Continues at Its Current Rate, Rising Obesity Could Wipe Out Recent Improvements in Disability Among Older Americans
2004
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Mental Health and Employment Transitions
2004
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Moderate and Severe Obesity Have Large Differences in Health Care Costs
2004
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Nuclear Power in Eastern Europe: Learning or Forgetting Curves?
2004
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Physical Education in Elementary School and Body Mass Index: Evidence from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study
2004
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RAND Review: Vol. 28, No. 1, Spring 2004
2004
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Suburban Sprawl and Physical and Mental Health
2004
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Geographic Disparities in Children's Mental Health Care
2003
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Increases in Clinically Severe Obesity in the United States, 1986-2000
2003
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A National Study of the Effect of Chronic Pain on the Use of Health Care by Depressed Persons
2003
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The Role of Managed Care and Financing in Medical Practices: How Does Psychiatry Differ from Other Medical Fields?
2003
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Adverse Selection and Generosity of Alcohol Treatment Benefits
2002
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Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Care for Uninsured and Insured Adults
2002
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An Early Case Study of the Effects of California's Mental Health Parity Legislation
2002
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Effect of Managed Care and Financing on Practice Constraints and Career Satisfaction in Primary Care
2002
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Effects of Cost-Containment Strategies Within Managed Care on Continuity of The Relationship Between Patients with Depression and Their Primary Care Providers
2002
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The Effects of Obesity, Smoking, and Drinking on Medical Problems and Costs
2002
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Evidence-based Health Policy Versus Evidence-Based Medicine
2002
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The Health Risks of Obesity: Worse Than Smoking, Drinking or Poverty
2002
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The Impact of Practice Setting and Financial Incentives on Career Satisfaction and Perceived Practice Limitations Among Surgeons
2002
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Relations of Income Inequality and Family Income to Chronic Medical Conditions and Mental Health Disorders: National Survey
2002
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Variations in Mental Health Specialty Care Across Metropolitan Areas
2002
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Alcoholism Treatment in Managed Private Sector Plans How Are Carve-Out Arrangements Affecting Costs and Utilization?
2001
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Are Barriers to Mental Health and Substance Abuse Care Still Rising?
2001
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Are Psychiatrists More Dissatisfied with Their Careers Than Other Physicians?
2001
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Can Utility-Weighted Health-Related Quality-of-Life Estimates Capture Health Effects of Quality Improvement for Depression?
2001
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Changes in Alcohol-Related Inpatient Care: An International Trend Comparison
2001
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The Costs of Covering Mental Health and Substance Abuse Care at the Same Level as Medical Care in Private Insurance Plans
2001
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Does Obesity Contribute as Much to Morbidity as Poverty or Smoking?
2001
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Does the Sunset of Mental Health Parity Really Matter?
2001
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Financial Burden and Out-Of-pocket Expenditures for Mental Health Across Different Socioeconomic Groups: Results from Health Care for Communities
2001
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Financial Burden and Out-of-Pocket Expenditures for Mental Health across Different Socioeconomic Groups: Results from HealthCare for Communities
2001
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How Do Trends for Behavioral Health Inpatient Care Differ from Medical Inpatient Care in U.S. Community Hospitals?
2001
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Income and Mental Health: Unraveling Community and Individual Level Relationships
2001
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Medical Cost Offset: Do the Numbers Add Up?
2001
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Mental Health Care for Youth: Who Gets It? How Much Does It Cost? Who Pays? Where Does the Money Go?
2001
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The Myth of Medical Cost Offset
2001
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National Estimates of Mental Health Utilization and Expenditures for Children in 1998
2001
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Psychotropic Medication Costs Among Youth with Private Insurance in 1998
2001
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The Role of Computer Use in Different Medical Specialties
2001
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Toward Full Mental Health Parity and Beyond: Managed Behavioral Health Care Has Made Full Parity Affordable--And Therefore Thinkable
2001
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Are People With Mental Illness Getting the Help They Need? New Findings About Parity Laws, Insurance Coverage, and Access to Care
2000
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The Effect of Copayments on Drug and Alcohol Treatment Following Inpatient Detoxification Under Managed Care
2000
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Extending Health Care Insurance to Specific Populations: Profile of RAND Work
2000
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Health Insurance May Be Improving, But Not For Individuals With Mental Illness
2000
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How Does Risk Sharing Between Employers and Managed Behavioral Health Organization Affect Mental Health Care?
2000
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How Expensive are Unlimited Substance Abuse Benefits Under Managed Care?
2000
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The Impact of Prior Authorization on Outpatient Utilization in Managed Behavioral Health Plans
2000
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Managed Care and Unmet Need for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Care in 1998
2000
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Managed Care Risk Contracts and Substance Abuse Treatment
2000
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Mental Disorders and the Use of Alternative Medicine: Results from a National Survey
2000
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Mental Health Parity and Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance in 1999-2000
2000
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Mental Health Parity and Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance in 1999-2000
2000
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Mental Health Parity Legislation: Much Ado About Nothing?
2000
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New Dimensions of Economic Well-Being Among People with Mental Illness: Evidence from Health Care for Communities
2000
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Patient Risk-Taking Attitude and the Use of Complementary and Alternative Medical Services
2000
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Patient Risk-Taking Attitude and the Use of Complementary and Alternative Medical Services
2000
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Psychiatric Care Expenditures and Length of Stay: Trends in Industrialized Countries
2000
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State Legislation and the Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine
2000
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State Mental Health Parity Laws: Cause Or Consequence Of Differences In Use?
2000
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State Parity Legislation and Changes in Health Insurance and Perceived Access to Care Among Individuals with Mental Illness: 1996-1998
2000
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Tracking Changes in Behavioral Health Services: How Has Managed Care Changed Care?
2000
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Tracking Changes in Behavioral Health Services: How Have Carve-Outs Changed Care?
2000
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Cost and Quality Trends Under Managed Care: Is There a Learning Curve in Behavioral Health Carve-Out Plans?
1999
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The Design of Healthcare for Communities: A Study of Health Care Delivery for Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Conditions
1999
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Effectiveness Research and Implications for Study Design: Sample Size and Statistical Power
1999
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Effects of Substance Abuse Parity in Private Insurance Plans Under Managed Care
1999
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Labor Force Participation by Persons with Mental Illness
1999
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Mental Health and Substance Abuse Parity: A Case Study of Ohio's State Employee Program
1999
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A Naturalistic Study of Psychotherapy: The Medical Outcomes Study Approach
1999
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New Research Alliances in the Era of Managed Care
1999
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Substance Abuse Service Utilization under Managed Care: HMOs versus Carve-Out Plans
1999
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Use of Psychiatrists, Psychologists, and Master's-Level Therapists in Managed Behavioral Health Care Carve-Out Plans
1999
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What Outcomes Matter to Patients?
1999
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What Type of Information Is Needed to Inform Mental Health Policy?
1999
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Who Leaves Managed Behavioral Health Care?
1999
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Costs and Use of Mental Health Services Before and After Managed Care
1998
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Costs and Utilization of Substance Abuse Care in a Privately Insured Population Under Managed Care
1998
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Empirically Defined Health States for Depression from the SF-12
1998
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How Does Managed Care Affect the Cost of Mental Health Services?
1998
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Implementing Publicly Funded Risk Contracts with Community Mental Health Organizations
1998
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Improving the Quality and Cost-Effectiveness of Treatment for Depression
1998
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Managed Behavioral Health Services for Children Under Carve-Out Contracts
1998
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Mental Health and Substance Abuse Benefits in Carve-Out Plans and the Mental Health Parity Act of 1996
1998
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Physician Knowledge, Financial Incentives and Treatment Decisions for Depression
1998
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How Expensive is Unlimited Mental Health Care Coverage Under Managed Care?
1997
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Instrumental Variable Methods for Effectiveness Research
1997
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Measuring Health Outcomes for Depression
1997
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Private Health Insurance and Public Expenditures in Jamaica
1997
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Caring for Depression
1996
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Provider choice and continuity for the treatment of depression
1996
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Switches between Prepaid and Fee-for-Service Health Systems among Depressed Outpatients: Results from the Medical Outcomes Study
1996
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Care for Depression in a Changing Environment
1995
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How Can Care for Depression Become More Cost-Effective?
1995
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Mental Health Care Utilization in Prepaid and Fee-For-Service Plans Among Depressed Patients in the Medical Outcomes Study
1995
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Why Does Nuclear Power Performance Differ Across Europe?
1995
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Can Prepaid Care for Depression be Improved Cost-Effectively?
1994
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Do Soviet nuclear reactors outperform Western reactors?
1994
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Proportional Hazard Regression Models for Point Processes: An Analysis of Nuclear Power Plant Operations in Europe
1994
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Provider Choice and Continuity for the Treatment of Depression
1994
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Stochastic process analysis for nuclear power plant operations
1994
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Trial By False Fire: Education's Role in U.S. "Economic Decline"
1994
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Using Private Health Insurance to Reduce and Better Target Public Expenditures
1994
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V-230 Performance: How Good Is It Really?
1994
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When Do Couples Sign the One-Child Certificate in Urban China?
1994
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Fecundability and Social Development in China: Changes in the Distribution of the First Conception Interval
1993
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Health plan and provider switching among depressed outpatients in the Medical Outcomes Study
1993
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How Do Education and Training Effect a Country’s Economic Performance? A Literature Survey
1993
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Information and the Demand for Supplemental Medicare Insurance
1993
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Outcomes for adult outpatients with depression under prepaid or fee-for-service financing
1993
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Educational Attainment and the Returns to Education for Australian Youth: Evidence of Self-Selection?
1991
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Parametric and Parametrically Smoothed Distribution-Free Proportional Hazard Models with Discrete Data
1991
