Table 5. MH/SA Service Use and Costs for MH/SA Claimants, by Selected Services and Study State1: 1993-1994.
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| MH/SA Claims | All Claims | % of Total Claims | MH/SA Claims | All Claims | % of Total Claims | MH/SA Claims | All Claims | % of Total Claims | MH/SA Claims | All Claims | % of Total Claims | |
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| Cost Per Claimant | $2,306 | $3,941 | 59 | $3,099 | $5,069 | 61 | $3,571 | $4,861 | 73 | $1,856 | $3,189 | 58 |
| Inpatient Services | ||||||||||||
| Users/1,000 Claimants | 32 | 93 | 34 | 62 | 138 | 45 | 83 | 142 | 59 | 15 | 83 | 11 |
| Costs Per Claimant | $174 | $551 | 32 | $491 | $1,174 | 42 | $1,098 | $1,444 | 76 | $88 | $498 | 18 |
| Days Per Claimant | 0.41 | 0.82 | 50 | 1.2 | 2.04 | 59 | 2.79 | 3.17 | 88 | 0.35 | 0.8 | 44 |
| Psychiatric Institution | ||||||||||||
| Users/1,000 Claimants | 48 | 48 | 100 | 44 | 44 | 100 | 104 | 104 | 100 | NA | NA | NA |
| Costs Per Claimant | $1,222 | $1,222 | 100 | $1,681 | $1,681 | 100 | $1,123 | $1,123 | 100 | NA | NA | NA |
| Days Per Claimant | 2.65 | 2.65 | 100 | 5.35 | 5.35 | 100 | 2.31 | 2.31 | 100 | NA | NA | NA |
| Physician Services | ||||||||||||
| Users/1,000 Claimants | 451 | 889 | 51 | 332 | 825 | 40 | 309 | 793 | 39 | 415 | 877 | 47 |
| Costs Per Claimant | $72 | $261 | 28 | $30 | $141 | 22 | $43 | $162 | 27 | $75 | $353 | 21 |
| Ambulatory Facilities | ||||||||||||
| Users/1,000 Claimants | 688 | 891 | 77 | 683 | 864 | 79 | 741 | 874 | 85 | 667 | 840 | 79 |
| Costs Per Claimant | $391 | $778 | 50 | $808 | $1,272 | 64 | $671 | $810 | 83 | $1,568 | $1,708 | 92 |
Data years (1993 for Michigan, New Jersey, and Washington and 1994 for Pennsylvania).
NOTES: MH/SA is mental health/substance abuse. NA is not applicable.
SOURCES: Larson, M.J., New England Research Institutes, Miller, K., Medstat, Sharma, S., and Manderscheid, R., Center for Mental Health Services.