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. 2022 Jul 1;5(7):e2224368.
doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.24368.

Trends in Participation in Medicare Among Psychiatrists and Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioners, 2013-2019

Seokmin Oh  1 , Alex McDowell  2   3 , Nicole M Benson  4   5 , Benjamin Lê Cook  5   6 , Vicki Fung  2   3
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Trends in Participation in Medicare Among Psychiatrists and Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioners, 2013-2019

Seokmin Oh et al. JAMA Netw Open. .

Abstract

This cross-sectional study examines trends in the number of psychiatrists and psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners overall and for Medicare beneficiaries from 2013 to 2019.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr McDowell reported receiving grants from National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities during the conduct of the study. Dr Benson reported volunteering for Epic Behavioral Health Subspecialty Steering Board. Dr Fung reported receiving grants from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (R01MD010456) and grants from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (R01HS024725) during the conduct of the study; personal fees from Ginger outside the submitted work. No other disclosures were reported.

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