Inequities in Mental Health Care After Health Care System Reform in Chile

Inequities in mental health care after health care system reform in Chile.

OBJECTIVES We compared differences in mental health needs and provision of mental health services among residents of Santiago, Chile, with private and public health insurance coverage. METHODS We conducted a cross-sectional survey of a random sample of adults. Presence of mental disorders and use of health care services were assessed via structured interviews. Individuals were classified as h...

Health care system reform.

Reform issues for insuring mental health care.

Health Care Reform—An Integrated Health Care Delivery System Perspective

Why the need for such a radical shift? Because in the past decade, employers’ health care costs have increased more than four times the inflation rate. The average U.S. household spends $15,300 a year for a family of four on health care. And, as a nation, we spend nearly 18 percent of the gross domestic product on health care. If we stay this course, the percentage of health care spending will ...

Australian mental health reform for perinatal care.