OVERALL RESEARCH QUESTION: How should the U.S allocate funds for mental health care?
- KEY ECONOMIC PRINCIPLES I’M ADDRESSING: Scarcity of resources
- SUB QUESTIONS
- Should funds be increased or decreased?
- What constitutes as “mental health care” in terms of funding (e.g. psychiatric hospitals/wards, medications, therapy, counseling)?
- What role does insurance play in paying for care?
- How does funding influence the quality of care people get?
- Is quality of care relatively the same across the country?
- What aspect of mental health care is currently the most expensive?
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| Source: gpb.org |
- RESOURCES FOR RESEARCH:
- DATABASES: Opposing Viewpoints
