Focuses on initial program design and experience under HealthChoice as of late 1998, noting that the state continues to face substantial challenges in realizing the ambitious goals set for the program. Available only from the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. (800) 656-4533.

Children with special health care needs who are enrolled in commercial, employer-based health insurance plans may be at high risk for inadequate access to needed health services. This report provides new and important information on patterns of service use and cost for 30,000 children with...

Elders who are frail because of disability, multiple chronic conditions, and other factors account for a growing share of the population, yet they are often poorly served by a health care system that is focused on acute care episodes. This report for the 147 examines its Program for Elders in...

Quality improvement collaboratives have become a common strategy for improving health care. This paper uses social network analysis to study the relationships among organizations participating in a large scale public–private collaboration among major health plans to reduce racial and...

Notes that Florida's Medicaid managed care program continues to face many of the same issues as it has historically: demands of litigation diverted agency resources and slowed progress in enhancing oversight and education. The joint use of HMOs and PCCM components, combined with other issues,...

Updates a 1996 case study of Medicaid managed care initiatives in Texas, finding that the state has made progress in rolling out its program, but the conversion has taken longer than expected. Furthermore, major issues have arisen in each county, partly because of the uniqueness of each local...