¿Afecta la capitación en la salud de los enfermos mentales crónicos? Resultados de un ensayo clínico aleatorizado

N Lurie1, I S Moscovice, M Finch

  • 1Division of Health Services Research and Policy, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 55455-0392.

JAMA
|June 24, 1992
PubMed
Resumen

La inscripción en planes de salud prepagados para los beneficiarios de Medicaid con enfermedades mentales crónicas no mostró daños significativos a corto plazo. Si bien la victimización disminuyó, se observó una ligera disminución en el funcionamiento general en el grupo de prepago.

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