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Published Online: November 1992

The Fate of Mental Health Services in Health Care Reform: II. Realistic Solutions

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in the second part of a two-part paper, the three major proposals for U. S. health care reform—the government-sponsored model, the employment-based model, and the market reform model—are reviewed. Barriers to their success include the currect economic crisis, the lack of a clear consensus, and the high costs of the proposals. Most proposals limit the extent of psychiatric coverage; some exclude such coverage from minimum benefit packages, an area of concern for clinicians. The author concludes that any substantial health care reform is unlikely in the near future. A thoughtful, realistic, and yet vigorous strategic plan is needed now to forestall the possible exclusion of significant mental health coverage. The basic elements of such a plan are reviewed.

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Pages: 1095 - 1099

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Published in print: November 1992
Published online: 1 April 2006

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José M. Santiago
University of Arizona College of Medicine, 1501, North Campbell Avenue, Tucson, Arizona 85724

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