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Mental Health Disparities Vary by Wage Level, New Analysis Shows

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On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we speak with Bruce W. Sherman, MD, of Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, about a recent study on wage-level disparities affecting the utilization of mental health resources, for which he was lead investigator; the study article appears in the April issue of The American Journal of Managed Care®.

On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we speak with Bruce W. Sherman, MD, with Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, and consultant to the National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions, as he discusses a study he was the lead author of, published in the April issue of The American Journal of Managed Care®, titled "Mental Health Diagnoses and Services Utilization Vary by Wage Level."

Sherman discusses some of the most interesting—and in some cases, surpising findings—as well as key takeways from the study comparing mental health service utiliziation across individuals with different wages. He also discusses why it is so important that greater health care resources be applied to better manage mental health.

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