医疗补助的心理治疗覆盖面可以防止犯罪
1Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, Maryland, USA.
Health economics
|May 14, 2025
概括
通过医疗补助 (Medicaid) 扩大心理健康护理的机会,将犯罪率降低了7.8%. 这种扩张也促进了心理健康部门的就业,显示了除了减少犯罪之外的广泛好处.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 犯罪学 犯罪学
- 卫生经济学 卫生经济学
背景情况:
- 之前的研究表明,有针对性的心理治疗可以预防犯罪行为.
- 广泛获得心理健康护理对犯罪率的影响仍然不太清楚.
- 有效性取决于谁寻求治疗以及自选服务的有效性.
研究的目的:
- 调查扩大成人心理治疗的医疗补助覆盖范围是否会影响犯罪率.
- 量化增加心理健康护理准入对减少犯罪的影响.
- 评估包括就业在内的更广泛的经济影响.
主要方法:
- 对五个扩大医疗补助计划用于心理治疗的州进行分析 (2004-2010).
- 覆盖范围扩大前后犯罪率的比较.
- 检查心理健康和相关行业的就业数据.
主要成果:
- 医疗补助计划的扩大与犯罪率指数下降7.8%有关.
- 避免财产犯罪的成本保守估计为相关医疗补助支出的10%.
- 心理治疗行业的就业增加,但没有抵消医生就业减少.
结论:
- 广泛扩大心理健康护理的机会,可以显著降低犯罪率.
- 减少犯罪的好处在规模上与覆盖成本相比较.
- 观察到积极的就业影响,没有对医生劳动力或办公室产生负面影响.
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