ESTIMATING the COST of PREVENTIVE SERVICES
in Mental Health and Substance Abuse Under Managed Care

Six Preventive Interventions	Midpoint Between Median PMPM Cost of Least and Most Expensive Scenarios($)	Average Single Monthly 1997 HMO Premiums in Four USA Regions
		Mountain	East South Central	West South Central	New England
		$141.23	$153.31	$165.58	$183.23
		Incremental percentage cost to the average Scenarios ($) HMO premium
Prenatal and Infancy Home Visits	0.76	0.54%	0.50%	0.46%	0.41%
Targeted Cessation Education/Counseling for Smokers	0.03	0.02%	0.02%	0.02%	0.02%
Targeted Short-Term Mental Health Therapy	1.48	1.05%	0.97%	0.90%	0.81%
Health Promotion Through Self-Care Education	1.54	1.09%	1.00%	0.93%	0.84%
Presurgical Educational Intervention With Adults	0.26	0.18%	0.17%	0.16%	0.14%
Brief Counseling/Advice to Reduce Alcohol Use	0.59	0.42%	0.38%	0.36%	0.32%