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Section IV: Insurance for Mental Health Care

Table 4. Annual utilization and payments
Type of Utilization Private
Sector
(fee-for-service)
1995
Medicaid Medicare
(5% Sample)
1995
MI
1994
NJ
1994
PA
1995
WA
1994
MH/SA claimants 114,132 173,877 79,997 179,797 56,313 173,528
Total payments for MH/SA claimants ($1,000) $440,339 $1,270,198 $698,910 $1,361,900 $387,273 $1,991,191
Average payment per MH/SA claimant $3,858 $7,305 $8,737 $7,575 $6,877 $11,475
   % Dedicated to MH/SA services 30.7% 48.6% 43.3% 43.8% 36.6% 17.9%
Average payment per non-MH/SA claimant (comparison sample) $1,853 $2,238 $2,909 $3,564 $3,044 $3,798
Average payment per claimant with diabetes $5,650 $6,984 $8,907 $9,225 $7,414 $8,977
Average payment per claimant with asthma $3,478 $4,198 $4,702 $4,955 $5,255 $9,672

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