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@article{Koyanagi_HealthAffairs_2005, abstract = {This study reviews Medicaid policies to restrict access to psychiatric medications. Policies on prior authorization, preferred drug lists, limitations on the number of prescriptions, fail-first requirements, and use of generics are reviewed. All states apply one or more of those policies to medications for mental illness, and many apply several. A large number of states have legislated exemptions from those policies for certain medications, particularly antipsychotics and antidepressants. Other psychiatric medications are less well protected. Some states appear to restrict access severely. Questions have been raised as to whether these policies actually save money in the long term.}, address = {Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law, Washington, DC, USA.}, author = {Koyanagi, C. and Forquer, S. and Alfano, E.}, citeulike-article-id = {1533456}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.24.2.536}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15757941}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=15757941}, doi = {10.1377/hlthaff.24.2.536}, issn = {0278-2715}, journal = {Health Aff (Millwood)}, keywords = {mm, pa\_research}, number = {2}, pages = {536--544}, posted-at = {2007-08-03 15:42:39}, priority = {5}, title = {Medicaid policies to contain psychiatric drug costs.}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.24.2.536}, volume = {24}, year = {2005} }

TY - JOUR ID - Koyanagi_HealthAffairs_2005 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1533456 N2 - This study reviews Medicaid policies to restrict access to psychiatric medications. Policies on prior authorization, preferred drug lists, limitations on the number of prescriptions, fail-first requirements, and use of generics are reviewed. All states apply one or more of those policies to medications for mental illness, and many apply several. A large number of states have legislated exemptions from those policies for certain medications, particularly antipsychotics and antidepressants. Other psychiatric medications are less well protected. Some states appear to restrict access severely. Questions have been raised as to whether these policies actually save money in the long term. IS - 2 JF - Health Aff (Millwood) SN - 0278-2715 AD - Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law, Washington, DC, USA. EP - 544 TI - Medicaid policies to contain psychiatric drug costs. VL - 24 SP - 536 KW - mm KW - pa_research AU - Koyanagi, C AU - Forquer, S AU - Alfano, E PY - 2005///r UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.24.2.536 ER -