RT Journal
A1 Trivedi AN, Swaminathan S, Mor V
T1 INsurance parity and outpatient care following a psychiatric hospitalization—reply
JF JAMA
JO JAMA
YR 2009
FD May 13
VO 301
IS 18
SP 1880
OP 1881
DO 10.1001/jama.2009.634
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2009.634
AB 
In Reply:  Mr Lee and Dr Xiong raise the important issue of the association of race with follow-up care after a psychiatric hospitalization. In our sample of Medicare managed care enrollees hospitalized for a mental illness from 2002 to 2006, black enrollees were significantly less likely than white enrollees to receive timely follow-up mental health care after discharge. Thirty-day follow-up rates were 57% for white enrollees compared with 45% for black enrollees (P < .001). This result is consistent with other studies of racial disparities in the quality of care for Medicare managed care enrollees.1- 2