Residential Treatment of Substance Abusing Adolescents: Trends in the Post-Managed Care Era
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| Title: | Residential Treatment of Substance Abusing Adolescents: Trends in the Post-Managed Care Era |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | MacMaster, Samuel A., Ellis, Rodney A., Cooper, Lyle |
| Source: | Residential Treatment for Children & Youth. 2005 23(1-2):121-132. |
| Availability: | Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 325 Chestnut Street Suite 800, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Fax: 215-625-2940; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
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| Page Count: | 12 |
| Publication Date: | 2005 |
| Intended Audience: | Practitioners |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Descriptive |
| Descriptors: | Delivery Systems, Substance Abuse, Health Insurance, Adolescents, Residential Programs, Rehabilitation, Access to Health Care, Residential Care, United States History, Financial Support, Costs, Justice |
| DOI: | 10.1300/J007v23n01_09 |
| ISSN: | 0886-571X |
| Abstract: | This paper explores historical and recent trends in the delivery of residential adolescent substance abuse treatment, looking specifically at the impact of managed care on the service delivery system. Three historical eras are conceptualized by the authors: (1) an era prior to managed care in which services were provided on a fee for service basis by health insurance companies and lengths of stay were relatively longer; (2) an era of managed care in which services were funded through managed care organizations and lengths of stay were significantly reduced; and (3) the current era in which residential services are provided through self-pay and through other service systems. Awareness of these changes is important for all practitioners who provide services to adolescents and demonstrate the need to advocates for residential substance abuse services for all adolescents. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 26 |
| Entry Date: | 2010 |
| Accession Number: | EJ876888 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | This paper explores historical and recent trends in the delivery of residential adolescent substance abuse treatment, looking specifically at the impact of managed care on the service delivery system. Three historical eras are conceptualized by the authors: (1) an era prior to managed care in which services were provided on a fee for service basis by health insurance companies and lengths of stay were relatively longer; (2) an era of managed care in which services were funded through managed care organizations and lengths of stay were significantly reduced; and (3) the current era in which residential services are provided through self-pay and through other service systems. Awareness of these changes is important for all practitioners who provide services to adolescents and demonstrate the need to advocates for residential substance abuse services for all adolescents. |
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| ISSN: | 0886-571X |
| DOI: | 10.1300/J007v23n01_09 |
