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Primary Care, Behavioral Health, Provider Colocation, and Rurality

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Description
Results of a study regarding the colocation of behavioral health and primary care service delivery as related to rural. Discusses challenges to colocation, including payment policies separating physical and behavioral health care, workforce distribution, and supply deficiencies, particularly in rural areas.
Author(s)
Benjamin F. Miller, Stephen Petterson, Shandra M. Brown Levey, et al.
Citation
Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, 27(3), 367-374
Date
05/2014
Tagged as
Behavioral health · Primary care · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data