Effect of high-deductible insurance on health care use in bipolar disorder.

CONCLUSIONS: After a mandated switch to HDHPs, members with bipolar disorder experienced an 11% decline in visits to nonpsychiatrist mental health providers but unchanged psychiatrist visits, ED visits, and hospitalizations. HDHPs do not appear to have a "blunt instrument" effect on health care use in bipolar disorder; rather, patients might make trade-offs to preserve important care.
PMID: 32549061 [PubMed - in process]

Source: The American Journal of Managed Care - May 31, 2020 Category: Health Management Authors: Wharam JF, Busch AB, Madden J, Zhang F, Callahan M, LeCates RF, Foxworth P, Soumerai S, Ross-Degnan D, Lu CY Tags: Am J Manag Care Source Type: research