DESCRIPTION:
Managed Care Plan Benefits Coverage Analysis showed 53 percent of the nation's MCOs reported covering psychiatric benefits -- the highest of rate of the benefits analyzed in the study (see chart below).
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National Trends in MCO Benefit Coverage
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| Benefit
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% Nation's MCOs Offering Coverage
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| Psychiatric
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53.0%
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| Chiropractic
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46.9%
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| Home Health
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44.8%
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| Wellness
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43.4%
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| Vision
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41.9%
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| Dental
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36.8%
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| Workers' Comp
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20.1%
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| Long-Term Care
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16.6%
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"Managed Care Plan Benefits Coverage Analysis" offers nationwide and regional benefit coverage analysis for: chiropractic, vision, dental, long-term care, wellness, psychiatric, workers' compensation and home health benefits.
"Managed Care Plan Benefits Coverage Analysis" also offers the top 25 states ranked by:
- the greatest percent of MCOs that offered coverage for each benefit
- the greatest year-over-year change (1996 to 1997) in the percent of MCOs that offered coverage for each benefit.
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