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. 2004 Fall;26(1):5–22.

Table 5. MH/SA Service Use and Costs for MH/SA Claimants, by Selected Services and Study State1: 1993-1994.

Use and Cost Michigan New Jersey Pennsylvania Washington




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
All MH/SA Services
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
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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.