Market Mechanisms and Consumer Involvement in the Delivery of Mental Health Services: A UK-US Comparison

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1996-03

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Western Michigan University School of Social Work

Abstract

Both the United Kingdom and the United States Are in the midst of health care reform. By focusing on services for the severely mentally ill this paper compares recent developments in managed care in the U.S. and care management in the U.K. It particularly focuses on the use of market mechanisms and consumer involvement in these reforms.

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This is the final published version of an article published in the the Open Access Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare by the Western Michigan University School of Social Work.

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Market mechanisms, Consumer involvement, United Kingdom, United States, Health care reform, comparative, Mental health

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Shera, Wes (1996) "Market Mechanisms and Consumer Involvement in the Delivery of Mental Health Services: A UK-US Comparison," The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare: Vol. 23 : Iss. 1 , Article 3.

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http://hdl.handle.net/1807/105481

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0191-5096

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