Effects of the Vermont Mental Health and Substance Abuse Parity Law

Table III.9: Median Out-of-Pocket Payments as a Percent of Total Mental Health Charges Among Members With a Serious Mental Condition, By Level of Mental Health Charges: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont, 1996 and 1999

	Out-of-Pocket Payments as a Percentage of Total Mental Health Charges (Median)
Annual Leave of Mental Health Charges	1996	1999
$1-$500	50.0	19.3
$501-$1,000	32.0	20.0
$1,001-$2,500	27.1	20.3
$2,501-$5,000	18.4	14.1
More than $5,000	9.0	4.4

*	Includes BCBSVT members with a primary diagnosis of major depressioin, bipolar disorder, or schizophrenia