California Psychiatric Association Documents
What Should You Look For In A Health Plan?
Questions and Answers
If you have health insurance the chances are increasingly
high that your insurance carrier either contracts with a managed care program
or provides some type of utilization review of your care. It is to your
advantage to be well informed about managed care as it has significantly
altered the traditional delivery of health care services, particularly in
the area of mental health.
Frequently, in the midst of crisis or a health emergency it is difficult
to analyze the terms and conditions of a health insurance plan. This pamphlet
has been developed to provide a brief survey of things you should know about
managed care. We do not pretend to cover everything, but the following may
be helpful.
Questions and Answers For The Consumer Of Mental Health
Services
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