Section IV: Insurance for Mental Health Care

Table 9. Total annual utilization for MH/SA claimants and comparison claimants, children, each state^{a, b}
		MI 1993		NJ 1993		PA 1994		WA 1993
		MH/SA Sample	Comparison Sample	MH/SA Sample	Comparison Sample	MH/SA Sample	Comparison Sample	MH/SA Sample	Comparison Sample
All claimants		39,621	34,049	21,185	19,036	54,884	65,378	20,559	16,568
Annual payments per claimant		$3,941	$751	$5,069	$1,479	$4,861	$829	$3,189	$966
Inpatient services
	Users/1,000 claimants	93	62	138	77	142	63	83	63
	Average length of stay	6.2	3.0	9.4	4.7	16.0	3.4	5.7	2.9
	Payment per user	$5,924	$3,414	$8,517	$7,154	$10,146	$3,637	$5,981	$4,373
Physician services
	Users/1,000 claimants	889	791	825	744	793	707	877	790
	Payment per user	$293	$175	$171	$115	$204	$140	$402	$277
Ambulatory facilities
	Users/1,000 claimants	891	563	864	515	874	552	840	441
	Payment per user	$874	$300	$1,472	$777	$927	$192	$2,033	$238
Prescription drugs
	Users/1,000 claimants	838	748	835	776	822	752	798	719
	Payment per user	$225	$105	$283	$171	$307	$143	$191	$111
^a Includes all services—MH/SA and medical/surgical—utilization. ^b Year 1 data (1993 for Michigan, New Jersey, and Washington; 1994 for Pennsylvania).