Implications of health care reform for rural mental health services

作者: Deborah A. Shelton , Elizabeth Merwin , Jeanne Fox

DOI: 10.1007/BF02106862

关键词: Health administrationMental healthPopulationMedicineRural areaHealth care reformEconomic growthPublic healthHealth careHealth informatics

摘要: Efforts toward health care reform for people with mental illness in rural America must take into consideration the unique characteristics of these areas. Universal coverage, example, would remove barriers to accessing this population, but not assure an expansion services or providers Special incentives are necessary address needs populations.

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