• Psychiatr Serv · Aug 2018

    Public Willingness to Pay to Improve Services for Individuals With Serious Mental Illness.

    • Elizabeth M Stone and Emma E McGinty.
    • Ms. Stone is with the Division of General Internal Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore. Dr. McGinty is with the Department of Health Policy and Management and the Department of Mental Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University.
    • Psychiatr Serv. 2018 Aug 1; 69 (8): 938-941.

    ObjectiveThis study measured Americans' willingness to pay an additional $50 in taxes to improve health care and social services for individuals with serious mental illness.MethodsA nationally representative online survey was conducted with 1,010 respondents. Analysis examined how respondents' demographic characteristics and attitudes toward individuals with serious mental illness correlated with their willingness to pay additional taxes to improve health care and social services for this vulnerable population.ResultsA majority of respondents expressed willingness to pay $50 in additional taxes to improve health care services (60%) and social services (58%) for individuals with serious mental illness. Those with more negative attitudes toward individuals with serious mental illness were less willing to pay additional taxes to improve either service type.ConclusionsMany Americans are willing to pay additional taxes to improve health care and social services for individuals with serious mental illness.

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